Sebastian Baez conquers the titlein Kitzbuhel. HIGHLIGHTS – KITZBUHEL RESULTS

Sebastian Baez demolishes Dominic Thiem 6-3 6-1 in the final in Kitzbuhel on Saturday after playing an extraordinary match to win his 3^rd career title, the 2^nd of this season. The match lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes. He won this tournament after playing this event for the first time in his career.

Kitzbuhel

Baez's Record

Sebastian added € 35,665 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned € 85,605 in total after winning this tournament.

Highlights Sebastian Baez vs. Dominic Thiem Generali Open – Kitzbuhel

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Baez

Thiem

6-3 6-1
1h:20

63

63

Total points

42

42

31

31

Winners

19

19

49%

49%

Ratio Winners

45%

45%

-- Serve --

0

0

Aces

5

5

2

2

Double Faults

2

2

74%

74%

1st in

62%

62%

79%

79%

1st won

59%

59%

31/39

31/39

1st won

19/32

19/32

50%

50%

2nd won

40%

40%

7/14

7/14

2nd won

8/20

8/20

-- Break Points --

4/6

4/6

Total

0/2

0/2

67%

67%

Won

0%

0%

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At the end of the match, Sebastian scored 63 points vs. Thiem’s 42.

Baez

Sebastian served extremely well to win 79% of the points (31/39) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (7/14) on his second serve. Sebastian didn’t lose the focus when converting 67% of the break points that he conquered (4/6).

Thiem

On the other side, the Austrian wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/2). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Baez and Thiem is 2-0 for Sebastian.

This was the 3^rd career title for Baez. He won the previous title in Cordoba. (see list of titles and finals). Thiem remains with 17^th titles. (see list of titles and finals)

Live score progression and stats

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Sebastian snatched in the 4^th game (3-1) prior to eventually winning the set (6-3).

The Argentine converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 4^th (2-1 30-40), the 6^th (4-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10^th game (6-2 30-40). On the other side, Baez didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 64 points. Baez conquered the set after winning 12 points more than the Austrian (38-26). Baez surrendered 6 points on serve (21-6). In addition, on the other side, Dominic conceded 17 points on serve (20-17).

Baez had a great start in this set after breaking Dominic Thiem in the 2^nd game (2-0). The Argentine reinforced his lead after breaking Thiem in the 7^th (6-1) game before winning the set.

Thiem was not able to offer any resistance in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-1 to 6-1.

The Argentine was on the money in converting all his break points in the 5^th (3-1 15-40) and the 7^th game (5-1 30-40). On the other side, Thiem was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6^th game (1-4 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 41 points. Baez was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than Thiem (25-16). The Argentine dropped 9 points on serve (17-9). Regarding the other side of the net, Thiem conceded 8 points on serve (7-8).