Thiem d. Karatsev

Thiem beat Karatsev 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2 in the second round at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open - Doha. Thiem won 93 of 171 points (54%). Thiem hit 9 aces to 6 and won 83% of points behind the first serve (54/65) against 87% for Karatsev. Thiem converted 3 of 5 break points and saved 2 of 2 faced; Karatsev converted 0 of 2. Karatsev double-faulted 7 times. The match was played on hard in Qatar.