Paris Masters: Thiem makes it three in a row with win over Wawrinka

Dominic Thiem has edged Stan Wawrinka 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in a a thriller to move into the second round of Paris Masters at the Accor Arena on Monday night.

It was a late-night epic between these two veterans of the ATP Tour, with the match finishing well after 2am local time in Paris. The win sees Thiem, who came through qualifying, win his third match in a row here in Paris. After the former Grand Slam winner has struggled for consistency in recent years, winning such a tight clash will be a huge boost for the Austrian’s confidence.

Both men had tough nights on serve, but it was Thiem who proved more clutch defending break point, saving 10/13 while Wawrinka could only manage 1/5 in response. The Swiss player will be kicking himself, as he had match point but was unable to capitalise on the opportunity.

Thiem, ranked No 108, will play No 6 seed Holger Rune next.

Paris Masters, other first-round results (Accor Arena, EUR 5.779.335, most recent results first):

• Gael Monfils vs. Francisco Cerundolo
• Ugo Humbert vs. Marcos Giron
• Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
• Sebastian Korda vs. Hubert Hurkacz
• J.J. Wolf vs. Mackenzie McDonald
• Daniel Altmaier vs. Arthur Fils
• Marton Fucsovics vs. Alexander Zverev
• Dusan Lajovic vs. Benjamin Bonzi
• Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
• Tommy Paul (12) beat Richard Gasquet (WC): 0-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6)
• Grigor Dimitrov beat Lorenzo Musetti: 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3
• Taylor Fritz (9) beat Sebastian Baez: 6-1, 6-4
• Yoshihito Nishioka (Q) beat Jordan Thompson (LL): 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2
• Botic van de Zandschulp (Q) beat Adrian Mannarino: 6-4, 7-5
• Laslo Djere beat Luca Van Assche (WC): 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-4
• Karen Khachanov (16) beat Max Purcell: 6-4, 6-4
• Roman Safiullin (Q) beat Alexandre Muller (WC): 7-6 (4), 6-3
• Alex De Minaur (13) beat Andy Murray: 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5
• Alexander Bublik beat Frances Tiafoe (14): 6-3, 6-4
• Tallon Griekspoor beat Christopher Eubanks: 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4
• Nicolas Jarry beat Alexei Popyrin: 7-5, 7-6 (6)
• Roberto Bautista Agut beat Jiri Lehecka: 6-4, 6-2
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Ben Shelton (15): 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-3