Dominic Thiem goes to quarters in Rio after beating Munar

The Austrian tennis participant Dominic Thiem, fourth finest in the world and favourite for the Rio de Janeiro Open, the one ATP 500 in South America, superior this Thursday to event quarterfinals Brazilian when imposed on Spanish Jaume Munar 6-7 (5-7), 6-Three and 6-4 in a tough duel of two hours and 41 minutes.

Thiem, champion of the Open of Rio in 2017, that this month was finalist on the Australian Open and ready for the 500 champion factors in Brazil to displace from third place in the world rating to Roger Federerhad extra difficulties than anticipated to affirm your favourite place earlier than Munar (99 ATP), which shocked to beat the primary sleeve in the tiebreaker.

The Austrian now he’ll outline a quota on Friday semifinals with the italian Gianluca Mager (128 ATP), which beat this thursday 6-Three and 7-6 (7-5) to Portuguese Joao Domingues (169 ATP) and certified for the primary time in his profession a quarter-final of an ATP event.

The first sleeve, which prolonged throughout one hour and 5 minutes, was completely even and every participant confirmed his service till 6-6, though Thiem scored three 'aces' towards none of Munar, who benefited from the 4 double fouls of the Austrian. In a thrilling tiebreakerMunar got here to open a distinction from 3-1, however allowed the response of Thiem, who traced up to 4-3. Nonetheless, the Spanish additionally reacted and ended up prevailing in the tie break by 7-5 and preserving the set 7-6.

Within the second sleeve the Spanish He began significantly better and, after confirming his first service, broke the primary of the Austrian after a really lengthy recreation in which each abused crossed and encompassed balls, to open a 2-Zero benefit. Thiem reacted instantly and responded with the identical forex and, a lot quicker, broke the following two companies of the participant of Santañí, whereas confirming his personal for open a 4-2 lead, that he saved till definitive 6-3.

Within the third and last set, the 2 have been confirming their companies till sixth recreation, when the Austrianor broke the service of an evidently extra drained Munar and opened a 4-2 benefit. However the Spaniard responded instantly and managed to match 4-4. The Austrian outlined the sport in the tenth and last recreation of the third spherical by breaking once more the service of Munar and hold the set 6-4.

This was the third victory from Thiem in three video games towards Munar, which had already defeated twice in Barcelona (2018 and 2019), each by two units to zero. In Rio, nonetheless, the Spaniard managed to beat him for the primary time in a set.

High favourite to the title reached eighths last after having imposed on Tuesday 6-2, 4-6 and 6-1 to bfrom Felipe Meligeni (341 ATP) regardless of the discomfort in his left knee that pressured him to search medical consideration.

Munar, in the meantime, superior to eighth thanks to a simple victory by 7-5 and 6-4 about italian Salvatore Caruso (97 ATP). The Spaniard, who final 12 months reached the quarterfinals on the Rio Open, mentioned goodbye to the Brazilian competitors in the second spherical, as occurred this 12 months on the Australian, Adelaide and Cordoba openings.