Thiem d. Lajovic

Thiem beat Lajovic 6-2, 7-5 in the first round at the Rio Open - Rio de Janeiro. Thiem won 67 of 114 points (59%). Thiem hit 2 aces to 1 and won 80% of points behind the first serve (24/30) against 53% for Lajovic. Thiem converted 4 of 11 break points and saved 2 of 3 faced; Lajovic converted 1 of 3. The match was played on clay in Brazil.