Tim didn’t go further than the first appearance and extended his bad moments

It’s not an easy moment to Dominic Tim (102 ranking). The Austrian is struggling to find his best version, which has pushed him to win a race US Open Championship In 2020 and fighting for No. 1 in the world. However, he still couldn’t find it. In the early hours of Friday he defeated him Adrian Mannarino (68) by 6-4, 4-6 and 6-7 (5) in the first round of Indian Wells Masters 1000,

It was a strange match. Thiem had to win in straight sets and let it slip away. Mannarino could easily shut it down in the third period and he couldn’t either. Finally, after 2 hours and 44 minutes, the fight was decided by a tight break.

The California desert brings back fond memories for Tim. It was in this same competition, four years earlier, that he won his first and only Masters 1000 title (Defeated Roger Federer By 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the final). The funny thing is, that was his last victory in California. In addition, he has not achieved success in this type of tournament since Rome 2021, when he won Martin Vosovic In the first round.

The situation in 2023 is extremely negative. Barely adds win (vs Alex Mulkan in Buenos Aires) and seven losses. He would attempt to break the losing streak in Miami, where he received a wild card.

Mannarino, for his part, already has a sure-fire contender in the second round: the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (21) which he has not yet encountered. In 2015 he signed his best performance when he reached the round of 16 and this year he will try to emulate it.