TENNIS RESULTS: AS THIEM WINS THE MERCEDES CUP (STUTTGART, GERMANY) – IT’S HIS FIRST GRASS-COURT TITLE AND FOURTH TITLE THIS YEAR FOR THE AUSTRIAN

Written by: Staff on 13th June 2016

TENNIS RESULTS: AS THIEM WINS THE MERCEDES CUP (STUTTGART, GERMANY) - IT'S HIS FIRST GRASS-COURT TITLE AND FOURTH TITLE THIS YEAR FOR THE AUSTRIAN

epa05361241 Dominic Thiem of Austria poses with the trophy after winning the final against Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany during the ATP tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, 13 June 2016. EPA/MARIJAN MURAT |

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Stuttgart, Germany

RESULTS – MONDAY, 13 JUNE 2016

Singles – Final

[3] D. Thiem (AUT) vs [7] P. Kohlschreiber (GER) 67(2) 64 64

THIEM WINS FIRST GRASS-COURT TITLE, FOURTH OVERALL THIS SEASON

Dominic Thiem of Austria in action against Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany during their final match at the ATP tennis tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, 12 June 2016. EPA/MARIJAN MURAT

– Dominic Thiem won the first grass-court title of his career in Stuttgart. The Austrian also won his fourth ATP World Tour crown of 2016.

– The 22 year old now has won seven tour-level titles on three different surfaces: clay, hard and grass.

– He also became only the ninth active player – and 29th in Open Era history (since May 1968) – to win three titles on three different surfaces in the same year. Thiem has also won titles in Buenos Aires (d. Almagro on clay); Acapulco (d. Tomic on hard); Nice (d. A. Zverev on clay) this year.

– Kohlschreiber, who beat Thiem for the BMW Open by FWU AG title last month in Munich, was going for his eighth tour-level title.

What The Players Said

Thiem: “It feels absolutely unreal because I came here without any expectations basically, and I’m pretty sure that it’s the most special title for me… I didn’t play that well on grass over the past two years, and this tournament was so strong. I’m the winner here, I really cannot believe it.

“I started to play better and better. Yesterday and today, two unbelievable victories against the best ever (Federer) and against a really, really good grass-court player (Kohlschreiber).”

Kohlschreiber: “It’s sad to lose the final, but I think it was a very good final… It was a tough situation, because of the rain, but overall it was a great finish for the tournament and for Dominic. I’m happy with the performance.”

Philipp Kohlschreiber of GermanyÂ in action against Dominic Thiem of Austria during their final match at the ATP tennis tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, 12 June 2016. EPA/MARIJAN MURAT

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