Dominic Thiem lifts trophy of Adria Tour in Belgrade

The world's third-ranked tennis player Dominic Thiem beat Filip Krajinovic 4-3 (7-2), 2-4, 4-2 to win the final match in the Adria Tour tennis tournament in Belgrade on Sunday.

Thiem had a hard time with Krajinovic in the first set but managed to win it after a tie-break.

Krajinovic, currently ranked 32nd in the world, surprised Thiem with a 3-1 lead in the second, and set the score even. However, his opponent showed more strength in the third set and marked a 2-1 victory.

The regional charity tennis tournament was staged here for two days from June 13-14 under a round robin system, in the organization of the world's top tennis player Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic missed the finals as he suffered a 1-2 defeat yesterday by Krajinovic and ended up as the second in the group, ahead of Alexander Zverev and Viktor Troicki.

Thiem's road to finals led across Damir Dzumhur (2-0), Dusan Lajovic (2-1) and Grigor Dimitrov (2-0).

The second leg of the Adria Tour will be held in Zadar, Croatia, on June 20-21, while the conclusion will take place in Bosnia and Herzegovina in early July.

Although a leg was also scheduled to take place in Podgorica, Montenegro, it was canceled on Saturday due to coronavirus protocol rules for entering that country.

TV BRICS reports with reference to Xinhua News Agency.


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