Thiem upsets Paul in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS – VIENNA RESULTS

    ERSTE BANK OPEN - VIENNA DRAW AND RESULTS. Thiem upsets Paul

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Dominic Thiem vs. Tommy Paul

    Dominic Thiem shocks Tommy Paul 2-6 7-6(2) 7-6(6) in the 1st round in Vienna on Tuesday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 55 minutes. The Austrian won this tournament once in 2019. Here you can see his history at this event.

    Thiem
    Vienna
    Thiem's Record

    The Austrian added to his prize money € 14,575 after conquering this match. He has won already € 31,230 after this win. If he wins the next match, Dominic will add € 27,275 to his earnings to get in total € 58,505 in total.

    Highlights Dominic Thiem vs. Tommy Paul Erste Bank Open – Vienna

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Thiem
    Paul
    Dominic Thiem
    2-6 7-62 7-66
    2h:55
    Tommy Paul
    103
    103
    Total points
    112
    112
    47
    47
    Winners
    43
    43
    46%
    46%
    Ratio Winners
    38%
    38%
    -- Serve --
    8
    8
    Aces
    5
    5
    8
    8
    Double Faults
    3
    3
    63%
    63%
    1st in
    60%
    60%
    66%
    66%
    1st won
    69%
    69%
    47/71
    47/71
    1st won
    43/62
    43/62
    56%
    56%
    2nd won
    66%
    66%
    23/41
    23/41
    2nd won
    27/41
    27/41
    -- Break Points --
    1/6
    1/6
    Total
    3/7
    3/7
    17%
    17%
    Won
    43%
    43%
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    Thiem won this match even if he won less points than Tommy (103 vs. 112).

    Thiem

    The Austrian won this match even if he had a tough time converting his break points since he converted only 17% (1/6) of the procured opportunities.

    Paul

    On the other side, Paul was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 43% – 3/7). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

    After this encounter, the head to head between Thiem and Paul is 2-0 for Dominic.

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    1st Set -
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    Thiem had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Tommy Paul in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. The American managed to boost his lead after breaking the Austrian in the 3rd (3-0) game before conquering the set (6-2).

    An important stage of this set was when the American won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to bring the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

    The American was flawless in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 0-40) and the 3rd game (2-0 0-40). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They played 37 points. Tommy won 15 more points than the Austrian (26-11). Paul was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (16-3). on the other side of the net, Dominic conceded 10 points on serve (8-10).

    2nd Set -
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    Neither player conceded a service game during this set. Therefore the affair had to be decided at the tiebreak. Thiem had no problems to conquer the tiebreak 7-2.

    Tiebreak

    Thiem won 4 minibreaks in the 3rd (2-1), 6th (5-1), 7th (6-1) and 9th (7-2) point. On the other side, the American won a minibreak in the 8th (2-6) point.

    This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 6-2, 7-2

    Dominic was unable to convert any of the 3 conquered break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Tommy was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 4th game (2-2 40-A).

    They played 93 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Thiem won just 3 more points than Paul (48-45). The Austrian surrendered 17 points on serve (34-17). on the other side of the net, Paul conceded 14 points on serve (28-14).

    3rd Set -
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    Thiem started the set strong after breaking Tommy Paul in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, Dominic managed to stage a great comeback to break Tommy in the 9th (4-5) game before winning the set at the breaker at 6.

    Tiebreak

    Dominic won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 12th (6-6), 13th (7-6) and 14th (8-6) point. On the other side, Paul won 2 minibreaks in the 6th (3-3) and 10th (6-4) point.

    This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6

    The Austrian converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 15-40). Thiem saved 3 set points when he was 4-5, 4-6 and 5-6 down. Moreover, on the other side, Paul converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (3-1 0-40) and the 6th game (4-1 40-A).

    They played 85 points. There was not much difference between these 2 since finally Dominic won only 1 point more than Tommy (43-42). The Austrian lost 16 points on serve (26-16). On the losing side, Tommy conceded 17 points on serve (26-17).

     

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