On April 19, Beijing time, the first round of the ATP250 Serbia Open began to compete, and Thiem played 10 months after leaving the tour due to injury, and his opponent was Australian Millman. The two sides have met three times before, and Thiem has won the game. Today's match between the two sides fought fiercely in three sets, and Thiem finally lost 1-2 to the opponent, missing the first victory after his comeback.
In the first set, Millman took the lead in the 4th set to break and take a 3-1 lead. In the 5th inning, Thiem cashed in on the third break point to complete the comeback, but then Millman broke again in the 6th set to take advantage of 4-2. In the 9th set, Millman defused two consecutive break points to save serve and win the first set 6-3.
In the second set, Thiem broke in the 4th set to take a 3-1 lead. In the 7th set, Thiem saved the break point and saved the set in the 9th set, and Thiem saved the set to win the set 6-3.
In the 8th set of the decider, Tim defused 2 consecutive break points to save, and in the 10th set, Thiem lost four consecutive points in a set without a way out, and Millman won the decider 6-4.
In a 2-hour and 33-minute match, millman, ranked 80th in the world, defeated former US Open champion Thiem 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 to make it to the second round of the tournament. Thiem's comeback hasn't been smooth, and he's already suffered two straight losses in challenges and tour tournaments.