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Thiem faces the Chilean for the first time, as was the case with Lucky Loser Witalij Satschko in the first round. In any case, the Ukrainian made sure in Vienna on Tuesday that the 1,000 spectators at the start of the evening session got their money’s worth. For Thiem, 6: 4 and 7: 5 were tighter than he would have liked.
“In fact, I have trained well the last days, with very good opponents,” Thiem said that everything went well in preparation. But a game is a completely different story, not so easy. It can also happen that things go wrong. If I play badly, I could lose. You definitely have to make an improvement for Thursday, before that good more training session. “
Thiem’s successful start
Dominic Thiem got off to a successful start at the Erste Bank Open. The defending champion had to fight hard against Vitaly Satschko.
Thiem would like to bring the high intensity of the last games against Satschko with him to the game against Garin. “I am trying to connect there. Garín is a very, very solid player, he has no weaknesses and a really good backhand ”. The South American has split his four ATP titles so far between last and this year, this year he scored in Córdoba and Rio de Janeiro before the coronavirus outbreak. . After that, Garin was ranked 18th in the world. his best level in his career, he is currently ranked 22nd in the ATP rankings.
Against Garin “speed up the game”
The 24-year-old from Santiago won all his titles on clay. And that’s where Thiem wants to start: “I think he feels a little more comfortable in the sand. That’s where I want to start and make the game go faster, ”Thiem said. No doubt there will also be valuable advice for Thiem from coach Nicolas Massu, who has already had his compatriot under his wing several times as the Chilean Davis Cup coach.
Thursday will be Austria Day at the Wiener Stadthalle, because Jurij Rodionov will also play his round of 16. After his sensational win against Denis Shapovalov on Monday, a seemingly easier task awaits him, Daniel Evans is ranked 33rd in the world. but still 120 places better than Austria’s number three. But Rodionov has shown that he can bite into that task.
“I played Evans twice, won once and lost in Australian Open qualifying (2019, note). He is an uncomfortable opponent. It is very varied and adapts well. But I’m ready to fight. “
ATP 500 tournament in Vienna
(Austria, 1,550,950 euros, indoor, hard court)
