Thiem beats Kohlschreiber in Stuttgart for 1st grass title

Posted June 13, 2016 7:00 am

The Associated Press

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) - Dominic Thiem won his fourth ATP title of the year when he came from behind to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4 in the rain-delayed final of the Mercedes Cup on Monday.

The final was halted on Sunday with Kohlschreiber up 3-2 on serve in the tiebreaker. The seventh-seeded German took the tiebreaker, but Thiem had an early break of serve in each of the following two sets.

He led 3-1 in the third and saved a break point after serving a double-fault. He made his sixth double-fault in the final game and saved two more break points before clinching the match with a stop volley. The third-seeded Austrian saved all five break points he faced.

Thiem's seventh career title was also his first on grass. He was a semifinalist at the French Open.

Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber returns a ball to Austria's Dominic Thiem, during the final match of the MercedesCup ATP tennis tournament in Stuttgart, Monday June 13, 2016. The match had been carried over to Monday because of rain. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP) The Associated Press

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