Thiem safely through to next round of Austrian Open

Written by Sports Desk. Posted in ATP. | 26 July 2022 | 850 Views
Tags: Tennis, Alex Molcan, Aslan Karatsev, Atp, Atp 250, Carlos Alcaraz, Dominic Thiem, Dusan Lajovic, Holger Rune, Jannik Sinner, Norbert Gombos, Pedro Martinez, Richard Gasquet, Roberto Bautistaagut

Dominic Thiem started his bid for a second Austrian Open title with a comfortable triumph over Alexander Shevchenko.

Thiem, a 2019 winner at the tournament in his home country, prevailed 6-4 6-2 in Kitzbuhel.

He will next face compatriot Sebastian Ofner as he seeks a first title since his grand slam breakthrough at the US Open in 2020.

Ofner came from a set down to beat former world number seven Richard Gasquet 1-6 7-5 7-5.

Meanwhile, seventh seed Pedro Martinez saved six out of six break points en route to a 7-6 6-3 victory over Chilean Nicolas Jarry.

At the Croatia Open in Umag, Bernabe Zapata Miralles set up a round of 16 meeting with third seed Holger Rune by beating Croatian Dino Prizmic, who retired when facing a 6-4 3-0 deficit.

Alex Molcan is safely through to the next round after defeating Duje Ajdukovic, while French 23-year-old Corentin Moutet cruised to a straight-sets victory over sixth seed Daniel Altmaier.