Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Dominic Thiem Preview: Betting tips, predictions & odds

Andy Watson in ATP Tour 23 Oct 2023
2KBB6AM L-R Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) and Dominic Thiem (AUT during Singles Championship Final match Dominic Thiem (AUT) against Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) International Tennis – Nitto ATP World Tour Finals Day 8 – Tuesday 17th November 2019 – O2 Arena – London (Photo by Action Foto Sport/NurPhoto)

Stefanos Tsitsipas will be looking to end the season strongly at ATP Vienna, but has to get past home hero Dominic Thiem in the opening round.

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Dominic Thiem Prediction

Once upon a time, actually not that long ago, the Tsitsipas vs Thiem rivalry was one of the big storylines of the sport. It was perhaps seen to be the fight to be the one to take over from the big four when they had retired. The ATP Finals of 2019 was probably the high watermark of the rivalry, when Tsitsipas won a three-set epic at London’s O2 Arena.

They have played since then, but a combination of Thiem’s injury problems, Tsitsipas’ career stall, and the emergence of younger talents such as Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have definitely watered down this rivalry now.

However, both men will continue to harbour great hopes to rekindle both their career, and as a result of that, their rivalry. There is lots of skin in the game here with Thiem hoping to prove to his home crowd that he still has much to give and Tsitsipas is in a massive battle for a qualification spot for the ATP Finals, now in Turin.

Interestingly, though Thiem has a much worse win percentage than Tsitsipas over the last twelve months, he has a much higher win rate on indoor hard than the Greek. The inspiration from the home crowd could also lift Thiem to reach higher levels and he can cause the upset here.

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Dominic Thiem Tip: Recommended Bet

Dominic Thiem to win 2-1 @ 5/1 with BetMGM

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Dominic Thiem odds

Winner Sky Bet BetMGM
Stefanos Tsitsipas 1/3 7/20
Dominic Thiem 9/4 43/20

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Dominic Thiem Head to Head

This will be the eleventh meeting between the players, with the current head-to-head tied at 5-5. Their last meeting was also a first round encounter, at Wimbledon. Tsitsipas came through an epic five-setter, settled by a deciding Champions tie-break. Their indoor hard matches were both at the ATP Tour Finals, and split 1-1.

Stefanos Tsitispas vs Dominic Thiem last six previous results

The rivalry between Tsitsipas and Thiem goes back a number of years.

Winner Score Year Tournament
Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6, 7-6, 6-2, 6-7, 7-6 2022 Laver Cup
Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 2022 Davis Cup
Dominic Thiem 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 2019 ATP Cup
Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 2018 Paris Masters
Dominic Thiem 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 2018 Los Cabos
Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 2017 Miami Masters