Dominic Thiem wins first match in 14 months
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 [July 13, 2022]
Former World No. 3 Dominic Thiem
of Austria collected his first tour-level win in 14 months on
Tuesday in Bastad, Sweden.
Back from a right wrist injury, Thiem battled for a 3-6, 6-1, 7-6
(5) victory over Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori in a first-round match at
the Nordea Open.
It was the 2020 U.S. Open champion's first win since Rome in May
2021.
"It's a long time," Thiem said in his on-court interview. "... It
feels like a different world somehow. Many, many things happened. It
was tough, but it was also a very good experience, I think for life
in general. I'm so happy that I got this first victory here today."
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Thiem, 28, will face No. 4 seed Roberto Bautista
Agut of Spain in the second round of the clay court ATP 250 event.
Thiem is a 17-time winner on the ATP Tour. His last trophy came
courtesy of his five-set triumph against Germany's Alexander Zverev
in the 2020 U.S. Open final.
--Field Level Media
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