Diego Schwartzman vs. Dominic Thiem 10/6/20 - French Open Men Singles Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 10/05/2020 at 10:00 AM ET
US Open winner Dominic Thiem has made it into the quarterfinals of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris. At this stage of the tournament, Thiem will face Diego Schwartzman from Argentina.
Diego Schwartzman enters this match with a perfect record having won all of his matches at this tournament in straight sets. Schwartzman was very impressive in the previous round where he impressed with his receiving. Diego Schwartzman won over 50% of his receiving points which allowed him to break his opponent’s serve on 8 occasions. It has been a strong tournament for Diego Schwartzman but he must play at a different level if he wishes to compete with Dominic Thiem.
Looking at Dominic Thiem, the Austrian is playing at the highest level and seems to have huge amounts of confidence. Thiem last played at the US Open where he won the title and he has brought that form to Paris. Dominic Thiem has already beaten the likes of Jack Sock and Marin Cilic at this tournament but he was made to work in the previous round where he battled to win in 5 sets. Thiem lost the third and fourth sets but he was strong during the vital points in the final set which allowed him to win the match. The French Open has always been Dominic Thiem’s strongest Grand Slam tournament and he will be hoping to challenge for the title once again.
Dominic Thiem and Diego Schwartzman have played each other 8 times in the past. Thiem has won on 6 occasions while Schwartzman has won twice. The most recent match between these two players was earlier in the season at the ATP Cup where Dominic Thiem won in straight sets.
As far as this match is concerned, I am going to pick Dominic Thiem to win. Diego Schwartzman should cause Thiem a challenge but I see the Austrian being too strong for most players on the tour. This should be a 4 set match which Dominic Thiem wins.
