Dominic Thiem dispatches Casper Ruud 6-4 6-3 6-1 in the 3rd round in Paris on Friday. Thiem will face off with Hugo Gaston in the 4th round.
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Thiem conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 4th (1-3) game, Dominic broke back in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (4-3) game to conquer the set 6-4.
There was an important spell in this set when the Austrian won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to convert the game count from 1-3 to 5-3.
Dominic converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 0-40 and 15-40), the 7th (3-3 0-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the Norwegian converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-1 40-A), the 6th (3-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (3-4 30-40).
They contested 82 points. Dominic conquered the set after winning 6 points more than Ruud (44-38). The Austrian dropped 23 points on serve (29-23). On the losing side, Casper conceded 15 points on serve (15-15).
Thiem had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Ruud in the 1st game (1-0). Dominic extended his lead after breaking Casper in the 9th (6-3) game before winning the set.
The Austrian converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, Ruud was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th game (1-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 56 points. Dominic conquered the set after winning 4 more points than Ruud (30-26). The Austrian dropped 7 points on serve (17-7). On the other side, the Norwegian conceded 13 points on serve (19-13).
The Austrian won the set after he broke Casper in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game.
Ruud was not able to offer any resistance in the last 5 games of the set when the scoreline went from 1-1 to 6-1.
The Austrian converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Austrian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 37 points. The Austrian conquered the set after winning 15 more points than the Norwegian (26-11). Dominic was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (16-3). on the other side of the net, Ruud conceded 10 points on serve (8-10).
Thiem will add to his prize money € 63,000 after winning this match. He has won already € 189,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Dominic will add € 94,500 to his earnings to get in total € 283,500 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Dominic scored 100 points vs. Ruud’s 75.
Dominic won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points after he converted only 40% (6/15) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Ruud was not so effective in converting his break points (only 13% – 1/8). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Thiem and Ruud is 1-0 for Dominic.
Highlights Dominic Thiem vs. Casper Ruud French Open – Paris
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Thiem will face Gaston in the 4th round.
There is no head to head record between Dominic Thiem and Hugo Gaston since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
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