Dominic Thiem defeated Jan Lennard Struff 7-6 6-4 in the St. Petersburg round of 16 on carpet. The result followed the form book — Dominic Thiem came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Dominic Thiem extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Thiem D. took it in straight sets.
Thiem D. and Struff J. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Thiem D. went 7–5 (58%) against them, Struff J. 4–6 (40%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 2 better-results split).
Carpet: Thiem D. leads 1–0 · Hard: level 1–1 · Clay: Thiem D. leads 1–0
Dominic Thiem beat Jan Lennard Struff 7-6 6-4. Umpiry, "Dominic Thiem vs Jan Lennard Struff — St. Petersburg Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-09-17/struff-vs-thiem-st-petersburg-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 17 September 2018).