Portuguese Open: First win since February for Thiem, advances to second round
Dominic Thiem edged out Sebastian Ofner 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Tuesday. He’ll face American Ben Shelton, the No 8 seed, in the next round
Dominic Thiem of Austria in action during round 1 match between Dominic Thiem of Austria and Andrey Rublev Day 2 at the Australian Open Tennis 2023 at John Cain Arena, Melbourne, Australia on 17 January 2023. (Imago/Panoramic)
Dominic Thiem reached the second round of the Portuguese Open by edging out qualifier Sebastian Ofner 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 at Clube de Ténis do Estoril on Tuesday.
Thiem, ranked No 111, will play American Ben Shelton, the No 8 seed, next.
Estoril ATP250, other first-round results (Clube de Ténis do Estoril, clay, EUR 562.815, most recent results first):
- Nuno Borges vs. Quentin Halys
- Jurij Rodionov vs. Albert Ramos-Vinolas
- Giulio Zeppieri vs. João Sousa
- Luca Van Assche beat Pedro Sousa (Q): 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-1
- Ben Shelton beat Constant Lestienne: 7-5, 7-5
- Bernabe Zapata Miralles beat Henrique Rocha (Q): 6-4, 6-2
- Miomir Kecmanovic (6) beat Luca Nardi: 6-4, 6-1
- Fabio Fognini beat Alessandro Giannessi (Q): 6-2, 6-1
- Marco Cecchinato beat Diego Schwartzman (7): 6-3, 7-6 (8)
- Sebastian Baez (5) beat Radu Albot: 7-5, 7-6 (3)
- Pedro Cachin beat Chun-Hsin Tseng: 6-4, 6-4
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