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Tennis
Three and a half weeks after losing the round of 16 at the Australian Open, Dominic Thiem reported Wednesday with a victory on the ATP circuit. The number one seed of Austria defeated Russian Aslan Karazew 6: 7 (5/7) 6: 3 6: 2 after a bye in his first game in the $ 890,920 hard court tournament in Doha. The rival in the quarterfinals is now Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP / 5).
Karazew proved early on that his entry to the Australian Open semi-finals was a huge surprise, but not a coincidence. The Russian presented himself as a complete player, with a strong serve and a hard forehand. With a “tweener” at stake, the 27-year-old proved that he is also technically capable. Thiem also acted confidently in his service games, so the first set reached the tiebreaker without a break ball.
There Thiem was well on his way to sentencing. Lower Austria immediately made a mini break and then moved away to 5/2. However, the clear advantage was not enough to win the set. Karazew scored five points in a row and used his first set after a backhand error Thiem, who still had room for improvement in his game.
Thiem gets going
Thiem was not diverted by the sloppy first sentence. The Austrian number one won the first two break balls of the entire game in the first game of the second set. The second landed a setback of world number 45. Far away. Thiem confidently confirmed the breakup. At 4: 2, the Austrian got into trouble again. After defending two break balls, Thiem made the game after a tough fight and served.
The set EQ gave Thiem an extra boost. The world number four played more aggressively and with more confidence in his shots. The reward was again a short break. As the Austrian increased, the Russian made mistakes. After a successful challenge at Breakball, Thiem walked away 4-1. This advantage could not be denied him and he used his first match ball after 1:56 hours.
ATP 250 tournament in Doha
(Qatar, $ 890,920 on hard court)
