Adrian Mannarino - Thiem Dominic

Game preview : Cincinnati Open Masters in USA is going to R16 and we have many good matches with intriguing post line. Dominic Thiem and Adrian Mannarino is one of the most interesting players here and theirs match can be very spectacular. Dominic is still getting fit and ready for hard court surface, while Adrian is in his perfect shape. 62,180 $ and 90 point's is what players get in this round, Frenchman won two challenger titles in the beggining of the season, so 90 point's = one challenger title.

Let's talk about players :

Dominic Thiem (8) - Austrian player is mostly known for his clay surface skills, he is best there, players like Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal often struggles or even lose to him. Well Dominic on hard isn't so great player, 12/8 score versus 22/5 on clay. He is best there no secret, all other surfaces is big challenge for him. Austrian have a really good serve, very nice one handed backhand and great tennis intellegence. Few years ago he went to far on tennis matches, he played so many matches in year and it was his mistake, he couldn't rest after season and got many injuries. He still young so all his experiences is in the future.

Adrian Mannarino (36) : Frenchman is older player, maybe not so talented , he also never reached top8 in his life, but does it matter now? Well, they both played a lot of times and all matches was won by Austrian. Adrian is good player on hard surface or grass. 17/8 score on hard, so he will improve a little for sure, many hard surface events is in the future. Adrian can serve a good serve, he like to hit fast shots and play fast tennis, while Dominic loves slower courts it's a big difference between them.

Comparing the players : Adrian is older, he have more experience and likes fast surfaces, while Dominic is taller and younger, but still he loves clay surface, he finds himself best there. We can agree Dominic is much better player, but still he always strugle against frenchman, except on clay.

What to expect today ? We can say, while Dominic is finding his way to best shape and Adrian is in best shape he can get, we can expect a long 3 set fight, maybe even Tie break in first set. They both will start with strong tennis, concentrate on serve on theirs serve and later only on opponent serve.

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