Tennis: Dominic Thiem defeats Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-0 to win Barcelona Open

Dominic Thiem defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-0 to win the Barcelona Open on Sunday. The Austrian third seed cruised to victory for his second title of the year, adding to his triumph in Indian Wells last month. It was Thiem's first final on clay since last year's French Open, when he lost to Rafael Nadal. He had also lost to the Spaniard in the Barcelona final two years ago. The Russian seventh seed, coming off a semi-final appearance in Monte Carlo, was playing in his first clay court final. The 23-year-old started well by taking a 2-0 lead in the first set, but he was never in contention again after Thiem broke back a few games later to retake control of a match which lasted just over an hour. Thiem didn't lose a set during his title campaign in Barcelona. It was the 13th career singles title for the 25-year-old Austrian, the ninth on clay.