Of course, he also follows Dominic Thiem’s resurgence and keeps his fingers crossed for the ex-US Open winner. “I’m happy when he improves, because overall it’s better for me and for Austrian tennis.” The past few weeks have not gone so well for him on the court. “It’s good to win once more. I hope I can take the boost into the next round.” Rodionov, who has been coached by German Richard Waite for regarding a year, will be an outsider once morest Bautista Agut. “Bautista on clay will certainly not be comfortable, I will certainly suffer a lot, but I will be ready.”