Dominic Thiem opens Kitzbuhel journey with a victory

Former Kitzbuhel champion Dominic Thiem returned and he started off with a win over Alexander Shevchenko 6-4 6-2.

Dominic Thiem has finally found his tennis over the past few weeks with the Austrian having strong showings in consecutive weeks on clay. This week started off well for him as well as he won his opening match in Kitzbuhel with ease.

The Austrian loves playing at home because he doesn't get the chance to do so often which is why Kitzbuhel means so much to him. He staged his Thiem's 7 exhibition event in the town and visits it frequently. This match was largely a typical match between a player that is better and one that tried to counter his level but could not.

The Russian was fairly solid in the opening set fighting off Thiem early but eventually the Austrian found that one break he needed to win the opening set 6-4. The 2nd set was even more impressive as Thiem settled into a nice rhythm and simply outplayed his opponent with ease.