Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem advanced following Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov retired following losing 0-6, 4-2 following 1 hour of play in the second round of the WTA 250 in Winston Salem. The World No. 231 will face either Fabio Fognini or Jack Draper in the quarterfinals.
In this season, Dominic Thiem He returned to the circuit following an injury that sidelined him for several months. In his first few matches, he racked up losses in the early rounds of the Challenger of Marbella, ATP of Belgrade, Estoril, Madrid, Rome, Genevea and at Roland Garros. Finally, in the Salzburg Challenger cut the losing streak, but fell once more in the round of 16. However, he improved his performance, changed his mindset and got great results. The Austrian reached the quarterfinals in enough. Later, she reached the semi-finals of Gstaad already to the quarterfinals of ATP de Kitzbuhel. After leaving in Montreal y Cincinnatiin Winston Salem he was left with a battle in the debut regarding JJ Wolf.
Grigor Dimitrov remains in the Top 20 with a somewhat regular season. The best of 2022 for the Bulgarian were the semifinals of the ATP M1000 de Monte Carlo. In addition, at the beginning of the season he was among the top four in the ATP 250 de Melbourne. Among other great results, he reached the quarterfinals in the ATP M1000 de Indian Wells y Delray Beach. In his final weeks, he was fired in the second round of Montreal and in the first round of Cincinnati.
Dimitrov cannot continue
After the first game in which he escaped three break points, Grigor Dimitrov He displayed totally overwhelming tennis over his rival, especially being aggressive with his forehand. For his part, Dominic Thiem He did not find answers from the game, he did not know where to hurt and the score began to escape him. Without much more analysis, the Bulgarian swept through 6-0 in just 24 minutes.
In the second set, the Austrian managed to react and get out of the 0. However, Dimitrov began to feel discomfort in his leg to the point that he might not move. In the fifth game Thiem broke serve, then held at 0 and the Bulgarian said enough and fell for 0-6, 4-2 in 1h.
