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The experienced Dominic Thiem takes on Peruvian qualifier Juan Pablo Varillas in the round of 16 of the 2023 Argentina Open on Thursday.
The 2020 US Open champion came into the Argentina Open after suffering a first-round exit in the Australian Open last month. He faced 5th seed Andrey Rublev in what turned out to be a lopsided encounter. The Russian star outplayed Thiem to win the match in straight sets.
Thiem faced 7th seed Alex Molcan in the first round of the Argentina Open. After winning a closely-contested first set, the Austrian star played smoothly in the second set and emerged victorious. The match ended 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 in favor of Thiem.
The 27-year-old played in the Cordoba Open before beginning his Argentina Open campaign. In the first round in Cordoba, Pablo Varillas lost to Dusan Lajovic.
Pablo Varillas had to win a couple of rounds of qualifying to make it to the main draw of the Argentina Open. In the first round of qualifying, he defeated Thiago Agustin Tirante, while in the second round, she beat another Argentine Federico Delbonis. Portuguese veteran Joao Sousa took on Pablo Varillas in the round of 32. The latter emerged victorious in straight sets 6-2, 7-5 in one hour and 42 minutes. Pablo Varillas had a win percentage of 79 on the first serve.
Dominic Thiem and Juan Pablo Varillas have faced each other once before. The Austrian athlete defeated Pablo Varillas in straight sets 6-4, 6-3.
Prediction: Dominic Thiem to win in straight sets.
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