Due to persistent injuries, Dominic Thiem's career was heavily affected, but the Austrian player was gradually returning. At the last Swedish Open, he reached the quarterfinals, thereby entering the top 300 ATP at the latest update.
After Swedish Open, Thiem moved to Switzerland to attend Swiss Open. This is ATP 250 on the ground. The US Open 2020 champion once again showed an impressive performance when he won after 2 sets to be present in the quarterfinals.
In the match that took place last night, Thiem's opponent was Federico Delbonis. Entering set 1, Thiem won the previous break in game 6 but did not keep the advantage. He let the opponent reclaim the break in Game 9 despite having successfully saved Break-Point.
At game 12, the score is 6-6, bringing 2 players into a series of tie-break brain balance. Here, the choking posture was created. At the decision time, Thiem is a more brave person and won close 8-6.
Set 2, everything becomes a lot easier for Thiem. The Austrian player won the break first in Game 3 and then continued to break the opponent's gaming game in Game 9 decided. 6-3 is the result of this set.
In the end, Thiem defeated Delbonis after 2 sets and officially present in the quarterfinals of Swiss Open. His next opponent will be Peruvian player Juan Pablo Varillas – currently ranked 115 ATP. This match will take place at 15:30 this afternoon.
