Vienna – Defending champion Dominic Thiem will face the Japanese Kei Nishikori on Tuesday at the start of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, which is endowed with 1.551 million euros. The first possible opponent of the US Open winner would be Russian Andrej Rublew (5) in the quarterfinals. Superstar Novak Djokovic, who is playing in the city hall for the first time since his Vienna title in 2007, will start in his third competition against his Serbian compatriot Filip Krajinovic.
