If the last three days were phenomenal, today we have to call super-Thursday.
On the center court we are starting with Dominic Thiem vs. Dušan Lajović. Thiem is not without reason called the "mini Stan Wawrinka" and many know how much I appreciate my dear friend Stan. Dominic is technically playing very similar to him and is one of the best young players in the ATP Tour. Dušan had a long trip from Argentina and arrived in Umag only on Monday afternoon, but he showed how stable he is. The match of two players playing the backhand one-handed will be a real pleasure.
After that, not before 8 p.m. our boy Borna Ćorić won't have an easy task against Aljaž Bedene. The first match he played great, but Bedene played very solid against Mate Delić. I believe that the audience in Umag, who follows this year's tournament with great interest, will show their support to the local player.
The third match of the day on the center court will be played by the showman. Gael Monfils finally starts the singles tournament against the surprise of the tournament, the qualifier Bastian Trinker. The Austrian beat Youzhny in the first round and it will be interesting to watch him play against the unpredictable Gael.
Besides three matches on the center court, there will be three great matches on the grandstand. Martin Klizan and Andreas Haider-Maurer will open the program, followed by the second seeded player Bautista Agut vs. Kavčić and at the end we will see Philipp Kohlschreiber vs. Paolo Lorenzi. We are glad that the second biggest court will also witness brilliant matches.
We told you, a super-Thursday!
