Rio Open 2020, Round of 32: Dominic Thiem vs Felipe Meligeni Alves

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Modified Feb 19, 2020 06:15 GMT

After an incredibly successful run at the Australian Open 2020, World No. 5, Dominic Thiem is looking to resume the great season on his favourite clay court surface. Playing at the 7th edition of the Rio Open 2020, Dominic Thiem has an easy challenge to overcome in the form of 21-year-old Brazilian, Felipe Meligeni Alves in his Round of 32 match.

Thiem, who has been a winner at the ATP 500 event in 2017, is eager to get back to his winning ways at the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Brazil. The top-seeded player in the tournament, Thiem is one of the best clay-court players currently on tour and the Rio Open has been his hunting ground previously as well.

The year 2020 has been going wonderfully well for the Austrian as he displayed a great Champion spirit in the Australian Open. He made it to the finals of the first Major of the season and was incredibly close to upsetting Novak Djokovic as well. Under his new coach, Thiem has improved in leaps and bounds and is a force to reckon with.

Felipe Meligeni Alves, on the other hand, has been a champion at the 2016 US Open Boy's tournament, when he partnered with Juan Carlos Aguilar. However, Thiem is expected to dictate the match and brush away the challenges posed by Alves and get on his way.