Girlfriend Lili, Mama Karin, Grandma Annelisa, brother Moritz, his girlfriend and even the aunt came to cheer Dominic Thiem up close on Tuesday in Kitzbühel – even though the weather wasn’t inviting at all.
At 16 degrees, wind and rain, friend Lili Paul-Roncalli packed a black jacket and hoodie, grandma Annelisa even sat in the blue quilted jacket in the player box. No, it wasn’t a summer event, her Dominic’s first-round game against Argentinian Facundo Bagnis. The proud mom still took photos when the players moved in. However, she didn’t see Dominic for long. After just six games, there was the first interruption to rain. Time to warm up…After about eighty minutes, the action continued at 9:37 p.m. – and the wait paid off. The Lichtenwörther became noticeably stronger, fended off five set balls and in the end also won the second tie-break – so it was late, but still Thiem’s day, on this rainy Tuesday.
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