Medvedev defeated Thiem in the round of 16 in Vienna

the russian Daniel Medvedevfirst favorite of the tournament Viennawon this Thursday of a double 6-3 to the local hero, the Austrian Dominic Thiemin the round of round of 16 of the tournament.

Thiem (113 in the world), who defeated American Tommy Paul in the first round after saving two match points, showed in the early stages of the match why he is number 3 in world tennis.

Cheered on by the crowd, the Austrian took the initiative and forced Medvedev, the fourth-best racket in the world, back to the baseline, who was uncomfortable and had problems returning his rival’s shots.

But the 13 Unforced Austrian Errorswho also gave in his third serve, the first quarter was unbalanced in favor of Medvedev 6-3.

Thiem, who won the tournament in Vienna in 2019 and arrived in good form after signing two consecutive semifinals in Gijón and Antwerp, blamed his mistakes and lost control of the game in the second set.

Medvedev, who became less during the game, went on the offensive and conceded only another three games to the Austrian, ending the duel with a double 6-3 in one hour and 38 minutes.

With Thursday’s victory, the Russian, who had to withdraw due to physical discomfort against Novak Djokovic at the Astana tournament, now has 41 wins this season.

In rooms, Medvedev will meet the winner of the duel between the Italians Jannik Sinner and the Argentine Francisco Cerundolo.

In other matches of the day, the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov defeated Russian Andrey Rublev, third favorite of the tournament, in two sets, 6-3 and 6-4, while the champion of the Halle tournament, the Pole Hubert Hurkaczdefeated Finn Emil Ruusuvuori 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.

Dimitrov face the American Mark Gironwho shocked Cameron Norrie in the second round 6-3, 6-4, while Hurkacz will be measured against the second seed, the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipasor Croatian Borna Coric.