Thiem starts on Tuesday or Wednesday, it is his sixth appearance in Rome. Most recently, he saw initial defeats in 2018 and 2019. When he made his debut in 2015, the then 21-year-old made it to the round of 16, in 2016 after beating Switzerland’s Roger Federer in the quarter-finals and in 2017 in the semi-finals. At that time, Thiem celebrated a 6: 4.6: 3 triumph against Nadal in the quarterfinals, but lost to Djokovic 1: 6.0: 6 in the duel for the final.
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