Dominic Thiem will play his 16th-final match against the Frenchman Richard Gasquet (not before 7 p. m. in the Liveticker) today at the Wiener Stadthalle.
In his opening match, the local hero showed signs of his strong form before the Asian tour. With regained self-confidence, the Lichtenwörther acted aggressively from the baseline and put his Russian opponent under pressure. Andrey Rublev didn’t have his best day and made too many mistakes. A clear 6:3 and 6:4 success for the darling of the audience was the logical consequence.
Now the “Dominator” will face French veteran Richard Gasquet in the round of sixteen. The Frenchman will be completely different from preliminaries Rublev on the pitch and will have some problems with his game intelligence and a sensational backhand of Thiem “Richard is a completely different player than Rublev. He may have the best one-handed backhand on the tour,”Thiem explained at a press conference.
In fact, the 31-year-old from Béziers, France, is an unpleasant opponent. His first-round opponent Feliciano Lopez, who had to admit defeat with 3:6 and 3:6, was particularly affected.
However, betting provider Interwetten sees Thiem as the favourite for victory and therefore gives a odds of 1.70. Gasquet enters the game with a quota of 2.10 victories. Interwetten also offers special bets around Thiem, Dennis Novak and the German professionals in Vienna.
Odds as of: Thursday, 26.10.2017,10:00 a. m.