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Dominic Thiem learned in the times tormented by Corona to live in a bubble. Playing with a bubble was almost impossible on Friday. Beat an Andrei Rublev who is also in top form. In some way logical because the result of 7: 6, 6: 2, with which the Russian advanced to the semifinals of the Erste Bank Open, in which South African Kevin Anderson awaits on Saturday (2pm).
Not surprisingly, the 23-year-old had settled into the top ten after splendid performances and had the second most wins after Novak Djokovic this year, Thiem’s was number 37.
The pace was huge from the start, they both played at an extremely high level. Although Thiem had not allowed anything on his own serve for a long time, Rublew had the best finish for him in the first set.
Then slowly came the pain in Thiem, who recoiled further and further with a blister on the tip of his right foot. The audience tried to cheer on Thiem and pushed the defending champion further and further forward. But Dominic Thiem for the most part did not recover from the Russian’s hard blows.
