Anderson too strong – Thiem started with a defeat

Anderson too strong – Thiem started with a defeat

LONDON. Final ATP: The Austrian tennis actress must tremble after the dismal start in London already for the participation in the semifinals.

Dominic Thiem, the Austrian tennis champion, also lost his opening match yesterday in his third ATP final in London. He is already standing with his back to the wall on Tuesday. Niederösterreicher, 25, beat Vienna winner Kevin Anderson after 108 minutes in 3: 6 and 6: 7 (10).

"I'm disappointed that it's not over, but the differences are minimal, so defeat is not the end of the world because I still have every chance," said the 25-year-old. . He is now facing the loser of the preliminary round group "Lleyton Hewitt" between Roger Federer (Sz / 2) and Kei Nishikori (Jpn / 7). Only the winner and the finalist qualify for the semi-finals.

Thiem had started his third Masters other than planned. The finalist of Roland Garros, who had recorded a last significant increase in the room with the first title in the hall (Saint-Petersburg) and the semi-final of the Masters 1000 in Paris-Bercy, was only in France. shadow of the first set. Both service and return, Thiem was far from its best. Anderson gave a 3-1 break to win the set after 41 minutes.

Pbad 2 was very different and much more exciting: Thiem served better, was also stronger on the way back and served the Anderson gun, which had initially lost a bit.

The setback of Thiem worked and he also started to hit his first aces. As a result, Günter Bresnik's protégé would have had the chance to play for the third consecutive victory of Anderson. But that turned out differently.

Can not use bullets

In the decisive game, Thiem led already with 3: 1, but he saw himself at 5: 6 against the first point of match. In front of his parents, Karin and Wolfgang Thiem, as well as his girlfriend, Kiki Mladenovic, he won 7: 6 and 9: 8, after defending the second ball, two balloons stopped. But Aufschlager, it was Anderson, who elaborated the third point of match with eleven and twelve. Again, Thiem replied with an ace for 10:10, but at 11:10 for Anderson, he finished with an ace again.

ATP Finals London ($ 8.5 million, Hart): Singles, Hewitt Group: Kevin Anderson (Rsa / 4) – Dominic Thiem (Ö / 6) 6: 3, 7: 6 (10). Double, "Llodra / Santoro" group: Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (Gb / Bra / 4) – Raven Klaasen / Michael Venus (Rsa / Nzl / 6) 7: 6 (5), 4: 6, 10: 5.

Czech women have won the FED Cup again

Premature triumph: The Czech ladies have once again their lone clbad in the Fed Cup final. In the final against the defending champions, the United States in Prague, the hosts were already looking for the first three singles with an unbadailable 3-0 lead as winners of the traditional team competition.

Series of victories: The third decisive point was won by Katerina Siniakova with a 7: 5, 5: 7, 7: 5 win over Sofia Kenin. Siniakova also won her first singles match against Alison Riske on Saturday, while Barbora Strycova defeated Kenin early. For the Czech Republic, it was the sixth triumph of the last eight years. The United States, the 17-time winner, including Serena's sisters and Williams's Venus, went missing.