Dominic Thiem vs. Dominik Koepfer 2/10/21 - Australian Open Men Singles Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 02/08/2021 at 1:53 PM ET
In the second round of the 2020 ATP Australian Open in Melbourne, Dominic Thiem is set to play against Dominik Koepfer from Germany.
Dominik Koepfer enters this match having won his previous outing in straight sets against Hugo Dellien. The receiving was very strong from Dominik Koepfer during the victory as he managed to win 42% of his receiving points which allowed him to break his opponent’s serve on 5 occasions. The serving was also solid from Koepfer as the German only lost 1 service game in the entire match. Dominik Koepfer last played at the Adelaide International where he was eliminated in the opening round and while he has started this tournament well, it is going to be a huge ask for the German to win this match. Dominik Koepfer must produce his best tennis if he wishes to keep pace with Dominic Thiem.
Looking at Dominic Thiem, the Austrian has established himself amongst the elite players in the world and is a serious contender to win the Australian Open. Entering this tournament following the ATP Cup, Dominic Thiem is ranked as the number 3 seed behind Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Dominic Thiem won his opening match in straight sets and it was an easy victory for the Austrian as he looked in complete control throughout the match. During the win, Dominic Thiem won 85% of his service games and 7 return games. Thiem is looking in outstanding touch and is going to be very tough to stop in this tournament.
This will be the first time that Dominik Koepfer and Dominic Thiem will be playing each other at an ATP event.
Taking everything into consideration, I am going to pick Dominic Thiem to win this match. Dominik Koepfer is not at the same level as Dominic Thiem and I don’t see the German having the quality to compete with the number 3 seed. I see the skill difference being huge so I am predicting that Dominic Thiem will win this match in straight sets.
