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Buoyed by his career-high ranking of No. 6 and playing on home soil, Austrian Dominic Thiem made a confident start to his campaign at the Erste Bank Open 500 in Vienna on Tuesday. The second seed at the ATP World Tour 500 tournament won his first meeting with 20-year-old Russian Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-3 in one hour and 20 minutes. The 24-year-old put just 44 per cent of first serves into play but was highly effective when he found his range, dropping just four points on his first delivery. Chasing his second title of the year (Rio de Janeiro), Thiem broke Next Gen ATP Finals qualifier Rublev four times to advance to a second-round meeting with veteran Frenchman Richard Gasquet...

Watch highlights of Dominic Thiem and Pablo Carreno Busta advancing on Tuesday at the Erste Bank Open 500 in Vienna. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. e-motion/Bildagentur Zolles KG/Christian Hofe photo.

Dominic Thiem disguises a backhand drop shot, dropping it in for a winner in his opening-round victory against Andrey Rublev at the Erste Bank Open 500 in Vienna. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

Andrey Rublev turns defence into offense before finishing off this exciting rally at the net in a first-round match against Dominic Thiem at the Erste Bank Open 500 in Vienna. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.