Thiem, who is now facing world number seven Holger Rune from Denmark, then thanked the spectators who had held out for so long. “It’s great that you were there for so long and cheered us on,” said the Lower Austrian. “It was a really great match against Stan.” The game only started shortly before midnight, after the American Tommy Paul beat local hero Richard Gasquet after over two hours of play and defended three match points 0:6 6:2 7:6 (8/6) had brought him to his knees.
While Thiem initially had to fight hard for every point on his own serve, Wawrinka initially reeled off his match plan in a clear manner and only gave up a total of four points in the first set on his own serve. The 38-year-old Swiss also had clear advantages as a receiver in the duel between two former US Open winners. Thiem was able to fend off two break points in his second service game, but with a 4:3 lead, Wawrinka took his fifth chance and moved away to 5:3. After 54 minutes, the world number 51 served. to lead the set 1-0.
APA/AFP/Dimitar Dilkoff Wawrinka got off to a better start in the duel between two former US Open winners, but ultimately left the field as a loser
For Thiem, who initially struggled with the floodlights in the Palais Omnisports in Bercy, Wawrinka’s clear superiority shortly after midnight seemed like a wake-up call. First, the number 108 served on his own serve and then immediately took the Swiss’s service to zero. Although Thiem then had to fight again and fend off two break points, he confirmed the break and took the lead 3-0. Wawrinka quickly got over his interim low. He shortened the score to 1:3, broke back to 2:3 and then restored the tie.
Thiem fights his way back into the game
However, Thiem didn’t let this unsettle him, he made it 4:3 on his own serve and then took another break and then served on his own serve to equalize the set. But the Lower Austrian showed nerves again and was already 15:40 behind. However, Wawrinka missed both break points and misjudged his second chance when he thought a ball from Thiem was already out of bounds, realized his mistake too late and was no longer able to react. The Austrian gratefully accepted the gift and scored his second set ball after just under 1:30 hours.
APA/AFP/Dimitar Dilkoff
In the third round, both players initially showed no weakness and completed their service without any major problems. At 3:4, Thiem was suddenly confronted with a break point again, which the Swiss took advantage of and served on his own serve and took a 40:30 lead to win the match. But the tide turned again. Thiem fended off the match point, got the break back and then made it 5:5. And the Austrian took advantage of the moment, broke the Swiss again and served out to win the match after 2:33 hours.
In the head-to-head, Thiem shortened Wawrinka to 2:3 against the three-time Grand Slam winner (Australian Open 2014, French Open 2015, US Open 2016), but the last four duels were at least six and a half years ago. Thiem celebrated his only win against the 38-year-old Swiss nine and a half years ago in Madrid.
ATP 1000 tournament in Paris
(France, 5,779,335 euros, hard court, hall)
First round table: Novak Djokovic (SRB/1) Freilos Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) -:- -:- Tallon Griekspoor (NED) Christopher Eubanks (USA) 6:7 (2/7) 6:3 6: 4 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) Ben Shelton (USA/15) 7:6 (7/4) 5:7 6:3 Taylor Fritz (USA/9) Sebastian Baez (ARG) 6:1 6:4 Daniel Altmaier (GER ) Arthur Fils (FRA) -:- -:-
Dominic Thiem (AUT) Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 3:6 6:3 7:5 Holger Rune (DEN/6) Bye Jannick Sinner (ITA/4) Bye Mackenzie McDonald (USA) JJ Wolf (USA) -:- -:- Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) Dusan Lajovic (SRB) -:- -:- Alex de Minaur (AUS/13) Andy Murray (GBR) 7:6 (7/5) 4:6 7:5 Tommy Paul (USA/12) Richard Gasquet (FRA) 0:6 6:2 7:6 (8/6) Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 6:4 7:5 Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) Jordan Thompson (AUS) 7:6 ( 7/5) 4:6 6:2 Andrej Rublev (RUS/5) Bye Casper Ruud (NOR/8) Bye Gael Monfils (FRA) Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) -:- -:- Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) Jiri Lehecka (CZE) 6:4 6:2 Sebastian Korda (USA) Hubert Hurkacz (POL/11) -:- -:- Alexander Bublik (KAZ) Frances Tiafoe (USA/14) 6:3 6:4 Nicolas Jarry (CHI) Alexei Popyrin (AUS) 7:5 7:6 (8/6) Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) 6:2 6:7 (4/7) 6:3 Daniil Medvedev (RUS/3) Bye Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE/7) Bye Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN) Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) -:- -:- Ugo Humbert (FRA) Marcos Giron (USA) -:- -:- Alexander Zverev (GER/10) Marton Fucsovics (HUN) -:- -:- Karen Chatschanow (RUS/16) Max Purcell (AUS) 6:4 6:4 Laslo Djere (SRB) Luca van Assche (FRA) 6:7 (6/8) 6:4 6:4 Roman Safiullin (RUS) Alexandre Muller (FRA) 7:6 (7/4) 6:3 Carlos Alcaraz (ESP/2) bye
2023-10-31 01:44:24
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