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The 27-year-old from Lower Austria was far from having his best tennis on Thursday and was beaten by Russian Andrej Rublew relatively smoothly after 74 minutes with 2: 6.5: 7. Thiem had already been confirmed as group winner and semi-finalist. .
After this loss, it is clear that Thiem can no longer surpass Nadal in the ATP rankings, even with a victory in the tournament. To do this he would have had to become champion without defeat, and Nadal would have to lose Thursday night’s game against Tsitsipas. Thiem awarded another 200 ATP counters and a further US $ 153,000. He also had to postpone his 300th win on the ATP circuit.
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