Thiem confidently reached the round of 16 in Metz

2023-11-06 20:48:00

This confirmed Thiem his role as favorite against the qualifier, in the round of 16 the world number 95 will meet. on number four seeded Frenchman Ugo Humbert (ATP 23rd), who had a bye at the start.

“I’m happy with the first match here,” said Thiem in a first reaction. Seven years ago he made it to the final in Metz. “I have very good memories of 2016. Back then I was still new to the top ten.” Before Humbert showed Thiem Respect. “He is from Metz and is having a great season. I hope that many fans will come by even if they support him,” emphasized Thiemwhich will be back in the action on Tuesday (not before 6 p.m./live Sky).

Won with the first round win Thiem important points for the ATP ranking at his last tournament this year, meaning the targeted starting place in the main field of the Australian Open in January is as good as fixed. Against Humbert Thiem It has only been played once so far, in September 2022 the red-white-red figurehead had to admit defeat to the now 25-year-old 3:6.0:6 in the Challenger final in Rennes.

He succeeded against Martineau, who was playing his first game ever on the ATP tour Thiem In the first set, thanks to a double fault from the 24-year-old, the decisive break made it 5:4. The former US Open champion was initially not outstanding in terms of play; he had to fend off a break point against the lucky loser when the score was 3:4. However, served Thiem strong, the former third in the world rankings scored a total of six aces. In the second set presented itself Thiem significantly more confident and quickly moved away to 2-0. After 1:23 hours he converted his first match point.