Alert: Baez beats Thiem to win Generali Open title
Baez defeated local favourite Thiem in straight sets to win his third career singles title
Argentinian Sebastian Baez defeated Austrian wildcard Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-1 to win the Generali Open title at Kitzbühel Tennis Club in Kitzbuhel on Saturday afternoon.
Baez, ranked No 72, beat Serb qualifier Hamad Medjedovic (6-4, 6-2), Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena, the No 6 seed (6-1, 6-2), Slovak Alex Molcan (6-4, 6-3) and top seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry (7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds of the Kitzbuhel tournament, Thiem, ranked No 116, defeated Argentinian qualifier Facundo Bagnis (7-6 (3), 7-6 (6)), Chinese Zhizhen Zhang (1-6, 6-3, 6-2), Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech (4-6, 6-3, 6-4) and Serb Laslo Djere, the No 5 seed (6-7 (3), 7-5, 7-6 (8)).
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