Daniil Medvedev cuts short Thiem's stay in Vienna

Dominic Thiem has been playing really well but the draw let him down by giving him Medvedev in round two and the Russian prevailed 6-3 6-3.

Dominic Thiem put forward another strong showing but the Austrian simply could not deal with Medvedev. The Russian gave him plenty of problems in the past as well and today he was simply a wall not allowing any ball to move past him.

Thiem attacked and tried to break down the defence of Medvedev but could not get it done. The first set finished 6-3 in Medvedev's favour with Thiem racking up 15 unforced errors and 14 winners. That ratio needed to be positive and not negative and that was the reason he dropped the set.

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Too many times Thiem found himself risking way too much in hopes of sending a ball that won't return. He was far less risky in the second set but this time around, Medvevedev took it upon himself to do that and it worked.

The Russian spanked the ball with precision to move past 6-3 in the second set.