Austrian Dominic Thiem, number 54 in the world rankings, did not celebrate his return to court today with a victory after ten months of injury, losing in the Belgrade tournament against Australian John Millman (80), who won 6- 3, 3 -6 and 6-4, after two and a half hours of play.
The first half of the first set was very close, with a slight but consistent advantage for Millman, who fought his resilience against Thiem’s will to win his return to court after a ten-month absence due to injury.
The second set was first led by Thiem, against a Millman who did not give up his fight.
The deciding set was an uncertain battle for every point at which Millman ultimately prevailed.
Thiem, former number three in the world rankings, winner of the US Open 2020 and two-time finalist at Roland Garros, returned to court in Belgrade today after a ten-month absence due to injury.
In the ATP 250 tournament held in Belgrade until the 24th, the number one in the world, Novak Djokovic, Andrey Rublev (8), Karen Khachanov (26) and Aslan Karatsev (30), among other players, participated .
Djokovic will play his first match of the competition on Wednesday against Laslo Djere, who beat Hamad Medjedovic 2-0 (6-4, 7-5) today.
Source: La Verdad
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