Dominic Thiem shocks Francisco Cerundolo 6-4 6-3 in the quarter in Gijon on Friday. Thiem will have to play Andrey Rublev in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 33 minutes.
Thiem added to his prize money € 13,430 after winning this match. He has won already € 31,925 up to now in this tournament. If he wins the next match, the Austrian will add € 22,375 to his earnings to get in total € 54,300.
Highlights Dominic Thiem vs. Francisco Cerundolo Gijon Open – Gijon
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:33
At the end of the match, Thiem scored 64 points vs. Cerundolo’s 52.
Thiem
Dominic was sharp when converting 56% of the break points that he conquered (5/9).
Cerundolo
On the other side, the Argentine was effective when converting 67% of the break points that he procured points (2/3). Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the match.
After this contest, the head to head between Thiem and Cerundolo is 1-0 for Dominic.
Draw and next match H2H: Dominic Thiem vs. Andrey Rublev – stats
Thiem will take on Rublev in the semifinal.
This will be the 6th time that Dominic Thiem and Andrey Rublev clash against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Rublev (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on I.hard.
The last time that they played each other, Thiem won 6-4 6-3 in the 1st round in Vienna back in 2017.
Live score progression and stats
Thiem got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Francisco Cerundolo in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, there was more work to do for Thiem to win the set as the Argentine succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Thiem kept his cool to break the Argentine in the 7th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4).
Dominic converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Argentine was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2nd game (0-1 15-40).
They contested 55 points. Thiem won 5 points more than the Argentine (30-25). The Austrian surrendered 7 points on serve (17-7). On the other side, the Argentine conceded 13 points on serve (18-13).
Thiem won the set after he broke Cerundolo 3 times in the 3rd (2-1), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (6-3) game. Cerundolo tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4th (2-2) game. Nonetheless, Thiem kept the situation under control to conquer the set 6-3.
The Argentine was not able to offer any resistance in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-3 to 6-3.
The Austrian converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40), the 7th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the Argentine converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 4th (1-2 40-A) and the 6th game (3-2 30-40).
They contested 61 points. The Austrian won 7 more points than Cerundolo (34-27). Dominic dropped 13 points on serve (17-13). On the losing side, the Argentine conceded 17 points on serve (14-17).
Tennis Scores in Gijon
- Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta (4-6 6-3 7-616) – Stats and score progression
- Dominic ThiemThiem – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-4 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Andrey RublevRublev – Tommy PaulPaul (7-5 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Andy MurrayMurray (6-4 1-6 6-1) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Andrey RublevRublev – Dominic ThiemThiem (3-2) – H2H details and stats
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (0-0) – H2H details and stats
