Generali Austrian Pro Series: Dominic Thiem has to go over three sets against Jurij Rodionov
First match, first victory for Dominic Thiem in the second group phase of the Generali Austrian Pro Series. Against Jurij Rodionov , the tournament favorite had to go over three sets.
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last edit: Jun 05, 2020, 06:09 pm
Jurij Rodionov played Dominic Thiem at the beginning of the match, which was postponed from Wednesday to Friday, as if it were about his tennis life. In any case, no comparison to the half-baked appearance against Lenny Hampel on Thursday, no, in the first set the outsider against Thiem clearly took command, took his opponent's serve twice and won 6-2.
Dominic Thiem, on the other hand, at the age of 26, has the necessary calm and experience to know that every big run comes to an end at some point. And so the number three in the world needed a slight increase in its level, while Rodionov now made more mistakes, had to act more often on the defensive. The set equalization to 6: 3 wobbled only in the seventh game.
In the decision Thiem had two breaks in a row, Rodionov's resistance was broken. In the end, the favorite won 2: 6, 6: 3 and 6: 1. Thiem is thus automatically one round ahead in Group A, as is Lenny Hampel.