Generali Open: Thiem comes back against Zhang, through to quarter-finals
Dominic Thiem won against Zhizhen Zhang 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday evening. He’ll face Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech in the next round
Dominic Thiem (Imago/Panoramic)
Austrian wildcard Dominic Thiem advanced to the quarter-finals of the Generali Open by winning against Chinese Zhizhen Zhang 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 at Kitzbühel Tennis Club in Kitzbuhel on Wednesday evening.
Thiem, ranked No 116, will play Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech next.
No place like home 🏡@domithiem continues his fine form, coming from a set down to defeat Zhang 1-6 6-3 6-2, and reach the QFs in Kitzbuhel!#GeneraliOpen pic.twitter.com/jA3JEjbdjp
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 2, 2023
In the previous round of the Kitzbuhel tournament, the Austrian beat Argentinian qualifier Facundo Bagnis (7-6 (3), 7-6 (6)).
Zhang, ranked No 53, defeated Serb Dusan Lajovic, the No 7 seed (6-3, 6-2) in the first round of the Kitzbuhel tournament.
Kitzbuhel ATP250, other second-round results (Kitzbühel Tennis Club, clay, EUR 562.815, most recent results first):
- Arthur Rinderknech beat Yannick Hanfmann (2): 7-6 (3), 6-3
- Laslo Djere (5) beat Thiago Seyboth Wild (WC): 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Pedro Cachin (3) beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas: 7-5, 6-3
- Alex Molcan beat Sebastian Ofner (4): 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5)
- Daniel Elahi Galan beat Daniel Altmaier (8): 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (8)
- Sebastian Baez beat Roberto Carballes Baena (6): 6-1, 6-2
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry (1) beat Guido Andreozzi (Q): 6-2, 6-2
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