Serbian tennis player Hamad Medjedovic prevailed over Austrian Dominic Thiem (7-6, 6-2) and advanced to the final of the ATP Challenger 100 in Mathausen. The No.214 in the ranking will seek his second title of the year against Filip Misolic.
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Looking to regain confidence and the level that led him to be No.3 in the world, Dominic Thiem landed in his homeland to play the ATP Challenger 100 in Mathausen. Along the way, the Austrian left Ujvary, Delbonis and Prizmic to deposit himself in a new semifinal. The former US Open champion finally decided to compete in this Challenger circuit against lower-level rivals, with his sights set on Roland Garros and improve his ranking in the short term. For his part, Hamad Medjedovic, at 19 years old, is one of the great promises of Serbia on the circuit. The young Balkan came with four defeats in three games before this tournament, despite having been crowned champion in Szekesfehervar a few weeks ago.
First confrontation between both players.
Medjedovic surprises and is a finalist
At the start, Medjedovic would break the mold and take the lead to quickly take a 2-0 lead. Thiem would not be left behind and would recover the break after a bad turn of service from his rival. From there, no differences were drawn and the first set would be resolved in the tie-break. The Serbian took control and surprised the Austrian, who despite wanting to recover, ended up losing 7-3.
The second sleeve looked very even, although Medjedovic was more solid. In the third game, he was more effective and managed to take a 3-1 lead to finish off the game. Beyond Thiem’s resistance, who fought to the end, the Serbian achieved a new break to seal a great victory by 7-6(3) and 6-2, which places him in a new final.
2023-05-13 17:38:57
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