2023-05-25 13:14:48
Austria’s tennis star can look forward to a feasible start and also to the possible further course of the tableau at the French Open. Julia Grabher, who reached her first WTA semi-final in Rabat, meets a qualifier.
Dominic Thiem caught a feasible lot at the start of the French Open. Austria’s tennis star meets Argentinian Pedro Cachín. After that, Borna Coric, Alex de Minaur and in the round of 16 Daniil Medvedev would wait in turn. Julia Grabher, who reached her first semi-final on the WTA tour in Rabat on Thursday, meets a qualifier or “lucky loser”.
Thiem, who got in better shape at the beginning of the clay court season after a miserable start to the year, but recently suffered two surprising defeats in challenger tournaments, must first take the Cachín hurdle. He is number 63 in the world rankings, currently around 30 places ahead of Thiem. However, the two-time Paris finalist was spared at least one horror in person, for example by Carlos Alcaraz or Novak Djokovic. Since the beginning of the year, with the exception of the Australian Open (Andrei Rublew), Thiem has always caught good first-round losers, but has only been able to use a few of them.
Grabher rewarded with a good draw in Paris
Grabher was rewarded for her recent performances with an equally good draw. The woman from Vorarlberg reached her first semi-final on the WTA tour in Rabat (Morocco) on Thursday. She was leading 6-3 against top seed Martina Trevisan, world No. 26, when the Italian retired injured. In Roland Garros Grabher, who breaks the top 70 for the first time in her career, meets a qualifier or lucky loser.
Austria’s duo in the main competition can still grow into a quartet. Jurij Rodionov played against Frenchman Lucas Pouille in the last qualifying round on Thursday afternoon, Sebastian Ofner will play against Argentinian Facundo Diaz Acosta on Friday for a place in the main competition that begins on Sunday. It is not yet clear when Thiem and Grabher will play.
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