Dominic Thiem gets it to the prelude at the ATP tournament in Kitzbühel with Martin Klizan. With the Interwetten.com Matchtipp Of The Day you will find all important information about the game – and the odds for Thiem and Klizan at the Generali Open.
It’s not the hoped-for opening game for Dominic Thiem and the home fans. There was a duel against his compatriot Sebastian Ofner, which, however, was destroyed by a strongly playing Martin Klizan.
Ofner, who reached the Kitzbühel semi-final last year, lost to the Slovakian 2:6 and 4:6 and thus missed a duel with Austria’s number one.
Thiem travels with a bitter defeat from Hamburg to Kitzbühel and has to get used to the court in the heights. Klizan is a difficult and unpleasant opponent who can play hard on sand. One proof of this is the title at the German Open at Rothenbaum 2016 in Hamburg, when Klizan prevailed with strong and powerful tennis.
For Thiem it will be important above all that he avoids the left-hander’s fast forehand. The “Dominator” has all the means and will try to enmesh his opponent in long rallies, because one thing is clear: Klizan is not a player who waits and likes long rallies.
He plays too inconsistently for the long rallies, and Thiem can crack the Slovak with his varied play. A small disadvantage for Thiem: Klizan has already played three matches including the qualification and knows the course – Thiem starts from zero.
Moreover, Klizan is not afraid to expel one or the other local heroes from the square. With Jürgen Melzer in the qualifying final and Ofner in the first round, Thiem is the third red-white-red local hero for Klizan in a row.
Nevertheless, Thiem is the clear favourite and the top seeded player will reach the next round with solid and as usual powerful sand court tennis. That’s what betting provider Interwetten.com looks like, with a odds of 1.22 for a Thiem win. Klizan starts the race with a score of 3.90.
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