Thiem Cruises Into Roland Garros R3

World No. 7 Dominic Thiem made smooth progress into the third round at Roland Garros on Wednesday as he defeated Simone Bolelli 7-5, 6-1, 6-3.

Thiem advanced in two hours and 22 minutes on Court Suzanne Lenglen, hitting 42 winners and creating 30 break point chances, six of which he converted against the No. 470-ranked Bolelli.

The 23-year-old Thiem broke into the Top 10 of the Emirates ATP Rankings on the back of reaching his first Grand Slam semi-final at Roland Garros last year (l. to Djokovic) and has not left the game’s elite since.

Looking for another strong run on the Parisian clay, Thiem came into Roland Garros in rich form, having reached his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final in Madrid (l. to Nadal). The Austrian then became the only player so far to defeat Rafael Nadal on clay this year, ending the Spaniard’s 17-match winning run in 2017 with victory in the Rome quarter-finals.

Thiem goes on to face either 25^th seed Steve Johnson or #NextGenATP Borna Coric for a place in the fourth round.

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