On Monday, the Lower Austrian was defeated in the first round by the Spaniard Alejandro Moro Canas, who had advanced from qualifying to the main competition, 4:6,4:6. Thiem was once again unable to bring consistency to his game against number 240 in the ATP rankings.
After rain showers initially delayed the games in the Bavarian capital, Thiem got up to speed quicker at the start of the game on Center Court. The 30-year-old was leading 2-0 before the thread broke for the first time. Moro Canas got the break back and posted four games in a row. Thiem managed a rebreak to 3:4, but ultimately had to give up his serve game again to lose the set.
In the second set, the Austrian, who had been ranked 105th since Monday, seemed to have caught himself. While the sun showed tentatively, Thiem was on course to equalize the set at 4-2 after an early break, before Moro Canas again benefited from simple mistakes made by his opponent. Thiem conceded the decisive break to 4:5 and was then quickly 0:40 behind on his own serve. On the 23-year-old Spaniard’s second match point, Thiem’s shot landed out.
