The 25-year-old Austrian became the first player ever, Rafael Nadal was able to defeat in the semi-final or the Final of the with more than 2.7-million-Euro ATP tournament in Barcelona. Thiem won in the semi-final round against the top seeded Spaniard, after a strong performance 6:4, 6:4 by deserve.
The number 3 seeded Thiem shortened to a little more than two hours, pack, Fight in Head-to-Head with the “clay court king” in 4:8. Since 2016 is a Triumph against the former world ranking list, he managed each year-the First. All of the victories could celebrate Thiem on clay, he is the only player on the Tour in addition to the Serb Novak Djokovic (7 wins), Nadal on this surface at least four times defeated. His opponent in the final on Sunday afternoon, the Russian Daniil Medvedev, of the won against the Japanese Kei Nishikori with 6:4, 3:6, 7:5 the upper hand is.
Thiem struggles to his 13. Title on the Tour, the ninth on the Sand. Its only victory in the tournament in 2019, he Federer in Indian Wells on hard court against Roger. (sda)
Created: 27.04.2019, 19:49 Uhr