Nadal conquerer Thiem topples Russian Medvedev to clinch Barcelona Open title
Austrian tennis star Dominic Thiem followed up his sensational win over all-time great Rafael Nadal on Saturday by besting Daniil Medvedev to clinch the Barcelona Open title 6-4, 6-0 in the Spanish city.
World number 4 Thiem shocked Spaniard Nadal on home turf 6-4, 6-4 in his semi-final match to set up a date with Russian youngster Medvedev on Sunday, the 23-year-old from Moscow is ranked 10 points behind Thiem in the ATP world rankings.
Thiem snatched victory with a simple forehand volley with two championship points.
In doing so, 25-year-old Thiem denied Nadal a chance to win the tournament for a record 12th time and avenged his 2017 final defeat to the tennis legend.
Thiem celebrated his win in unusual fashion, by running a gauntlet of ball boys to jump half-naked into a swimming pool.
It's THIEM TIME in Barcelona 🎉 🎉@ThiemDomi | #bcnopenbspic.twitter.com/Vl77g5ycN6
— ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) April 28, 2019
