One of the notable matches in this round is the dramatic chase between the number 5 seed Dominic Thiem and 20-year-old tennis player Andrey Rubley.
After 10 consecutive wins and losses in set 1, Thiem could not stay calm in the game he had to win (11). This caused the Austrian to miss the first set to his opponent with a score of 5-7.
Set 2 took place with a similar scenario, but this time the wind changed direction. Dominic Thiem is a more stable and solid player. He successfully broke the break in the 12th game, ending the set with a score of 7-5.
In the third set, Rubley had won the break early and had only 1 point left to win. However, the 10cm away ball cost the 20-year-old talent the whole match. Because after successfully saving the match points, Dominic Thiem rose up to win all 3 remaining games, winning the final score with a score of 7-5.
Thiem was accompanied by Feliciano Lopez after this tennis player struggled to defeat Benoit Paire with a score of 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.
Fernando Verdasco also had a rather difficult day against Pablo Cuevas after having to wait 3 sets to get a ticket to the next round with the score of 5-7, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1.
Meanwhile, Fabio fognini had a match that did not take too much energy against IIya Ivashka after 2 sets with a score of 6-4, 7-5.
