Thiem d. Basilashvili

Thiem beat Basilashvili 6-3, 6-4 in the third round at the Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai. Thiem won 65 of 117 points (56%). Thiem hit 3 aces to 1 and won 67% of points behind the first serve (33/49) against 59% for Basilashvili. Thiem converted 4 of 6 break points and saved 2 of 4 faced; Basilashvili converted 2 of 4. The match was played on hard in China.