Dominic Thiem clearly wins against Federico Delbonis in two sets

Austria’s tennis star Dominic Thiem made it to the quarterfinals of the ATP 100 Challenger in Mauthausen without any problems. The top seeded 29-year-old defeated Argentina’s Federico Delbonis 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday. Thiem’s ​​next opponent is the Croatian Dino Prizmic, who benefited in his round of 16 with a score of 7: 5, 4: 0 from the abandonment of the number 7 seeded Swiss Leandro Riedi. 17-year-old Prizmic is ranked 330th in the ATP ranking.

Thiem, currently number 96 in the world, succeeded in rainy conditions against the world number 220. with his first chance the break to 2:0. Shortly thereafter, the Lower Austrian made the preliminary decision in the first set with the break to make it 4-0. In contrast to Delbonis, Thiem made fewer mistakes, sometimes convinced with powerful blows and used his chances ice cold. In the second round, the former US Open winner made the decisive break to make it 3: 2 thanks to a double mistake by Delbonis. Should Thiem win the title in Upper Austria, he could climb into the top 70 in the world rankings.

Previously, Filip Misolic had already made it into the quarterfinals. Last year’s Kitzbühel finalist defeated the Romanian Marius Copil 7:5, 6:3 and now meets the Argentinian Facundo Bagnis. This prevented an Austrian duel from Misolic against Gerald Melzer with a 6:4, 4:6, 6:3 victory. The match was interrupted for some time after the second set due to rain. “I played really well, but sometimes the last consistency is missing. That has to improve in the next rounds, then a lot is still possible,” said Misolic.