Dominic Thiem vs Michael Geerts: Prediction, Head-to-Head, Ranking and Prize Money Compared for ATP European Open 2022
It has been a tough road to recovery for former US Open champ, Dominic Thiem. But he slowly showed his great resilience last week at Gijon Open and he is playing at ATP European Open 2022 in Antwerp, Belgium. He will play Michael Geerts in the first round. Here is the prediction for the match along with their rankings and prize money compared.
After a disappointing US Open in 2022, Thiem’s misery continued at Moselle Open and Tel Aviv Open. Thiem was posted in the first round in New York. However, later last week, Thiem reached an ATP semifinal after a long while at Gijon Open. He lost to eventual champ Andrey Rublev in straight sets. Whereas Geerts has not played a lot on the ATP tour and he even failed to qualify for the US Open. Before coming to Antwerp, Geerts played a few ATP Challenger event, however, failed to win any event.
Dominic Thiem’s ranking and head-to-head against Michael Geerts
Dominic Thiem’s ranking is 132nd, while his highest ranking was 3rd. He won the US Open in 2020 and has reached the final at the Australian Open and French Open as well. Thiem has won 17 titles in his career and has a win-loss record of 323-180. He has won $29,215,710 in prize money.
Michael Geerts’ ranking is 162nd, and that is the highest ranking of his career. He has never played a Grand Slam main draw match and his best result was reaching the qualifiers at US Open 2022. Geerts has not won an ATP event, and his career win-loss record is 1-1. He has won $172,027 in prize money.
Dominic Thiem vs Michael Geerts: Prediction for ATP European Open 2022
It is hard to think of a winner other than Thiem. He is a Grand Slam champ and showed that he can play at the highest level when he reached the semifinals at the European Open. Whereas Geerts doesn’t have a lot of experience on the ATP tour and hence Thiem should win well.
