Moselle Open LIVE: Experienced Richard Gasquet and Dominic Thiem will face each other in the first round at the Moselle Open on Wednesday. Both the players haven’t enjoyed a great season so far and are looking to improve their rankings before the season ends. Gasquet enters the tournament after a third round exit at the US Open, while Thiem recently reached the final at the Rennes Challenger and looking to continue the form on the ATP Tour. The match is scheduled to begin at 9.30 PM IST Follow Moselle Open LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Moselle Open LIVE: Richard Gasquet awaits Dominic Thiem challenge in first round at Moselle Open 2022 – Follow Thiem vs Gasquet LIVE updates
- Richard Gasquet started the year by playing the Australian Open, where he withdrew from his second round contest after suffering an injury while playing against Botic van de Zandschulp.
- He returned next month at the Open Sud de France, where he made it to the quarterfinal and lost to Mikael Ymer in three sets.
- It was his best performance on hard courts as he then bowed out from the second round at Open 13. He also suffered first round exit at Indian Wells Masters and Miami Open.
- In the clay court season, he reached the quarterfinals at Grand Prix Hassan II and Estoril Open. His best pertformance on clay was at the Geneva Open, where he made it to the semifinals and lost to Joao Sousa.
- At the French Open, he suffered second round exit by losing to Sebastian Korda.
- His only tournament on grass this year was at Wimbledon, where he lost to Botic van de Zandschulp in four sets in the third round.
- Just ahead of the US Open, he reached the quarterfinal at the Winstron-Salem Open. At Flushing Meadows, he started off with victories against Taro Daniel and Miomir Kecmanovic.
- However, in the third round he faced second seed Rafael Nadal and faced a straight set defeat.
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- Dominic Thiem has been out of action for nearly a year since June 2021 after suffering a wrist injury.
- He returned to action this year in March at the Marbella Challenger, where he suffered first round exit.
- He continued to face first round exit in six tournaments that included Serbia Open, Estoril Open, Madrid Open, Italian Open, Geneva Open and French Open.
- After the French Open, he played at the Salzburg Challenger where he won his first match this season by defeating compatriot Filip Misolic in the first round.
- He then reached the quarterfinals at Swedish Open, where he lost to Sebastian Baez in three sets.
- At the Gstaad Open this year, he registered his best performance of the year so far by reaching the semifinal. He lost the match to Matteo Berrettini in straight sets.
- He then played at home in the Austrian Open and made it to the quarterfinal. He also reached the third round at the Winston-Salem Open.
- A former champion at the US Open, this year he crashed out from the first round after losing to 12th seed Pablo Carreno Busta in four sets.
- He enters the Moselle Open after reaching the final at Rennes Challenger , where he lost to Ugo Humbert in straight sets.
Thiem vs Gasquet Head-to-Head: Both the players faced each other thrice in the past with Gasquet leading the head-to-head record 2-1. They last met three years ago in Beijing with Thiem winning the match in straight sets. Thiem will again be the favourite against the Frenchman. However Thiem is slowly making his return to the ATP tour and might find it tough against the experienced Gasquet. The match could swing either way.
Where to watch Moselle Open 2022 LIVE?
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Moselle Open LIVE: Richard Gasquet awaits Dominic Thiem challenge in first round at Moselle Open 2022 – Follow Thiem vs Gasquet LIVE updates
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