Generali Open: Dominic Thiem confident despite Hamburg bankruptcy
Dominic Thiem quickly ticked off his bitter loss to Andrey Rublev at the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Hamburg. The next task for Austria's number one is at the Generali Open in Kitzbühel.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jul 27, 2019, 07:56 am
As the pictures are similar: In 2018 Dominic Thiem was eliminated from the ATP Tour 500 tournament on Friday's quarter-final. And just like a year ago against Nicolas Jarry, the Austrian had enough chances in the current match against Andrey Rublev to move into the semifinals. 4: 2 and 5: 3 led Thiem in the first set against the Russian, both times he had to give up his serve immediately after a break. In any case, the results against Jarry and Rublev were exactly the same: twice the tie-break decided to the disadvantage of the Austrian number one.
The peculiarity of the appearance against Rublev, who is slowly gaining a foothold after a long injury break, was the way in which the second set was played. Rarely do you see Thiem basically on the defensive, especially as a kickback, the number four in the world rarely had access to the rallies.
Dominic Thiem from Saturday in Kitzbühel
The next task for Dominic Thiem is in Kitzbühel, also a parallel to 2019. "I will arrive in Kitzbühel on Saturday and see that I prepare as well as possible for the conditions there," Thiem said in Hamburg. “I mastered this situation once this year when I came from Monte Carlo to Barcelona with a very, very disappointing defeat. That's exactly how it is today. ”What followed was a tournament win in the Catalan capital, including a semi-final win against Rafael Nadal.
"Next week is definitely a very big goal of mine," Thiem continued. "And I won't let the one defeat throw me off the track too much." Last year, 25-year-old Lichtenwörther had failed at the start due to Martin Klizan.
Moritz Thiem in double with Nicolas Massu
In the 2019 edition of the Generali Open, Dominic Thiem will even get family support: Brother Moritz makes his debut on the ATP tour, in double with coach Nicolas Massu. The Chilean is very familiar with the circumstances in Kitzbühel and won the title there in 2006. "The double with Moritz and Nico is a great thing for both of them and for the audience", the Austrian number one finally concluded. "And of course I hope that they perform well."