Thiem wins second Argentina Open
Austria's Dominic Thiem won the Argentina Open on Sunday, defeating Slovenia's Aljad Bedene 6-2 6-4 to win the title for a second time.
Thiem needed just an hour and 30 minutes to knock off Bedene in the clay-court final, adding his ninth trophy to previous wins at Gstaad, Umag and Nice in 2015, Stuttgart, Nice, Acapulco and Buenos Aires in 2016 and Rio de Janeiro in 2017.
Thiem, the world No. 6, has now defeated Bedene three times in as many match-ups - the previous two victories coming in the Dona final in 2018, and the first round of the 2015 Roland Garros tourney.
The 24-year-old favourite Thiem had brushed aside Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-2 6-1 here on Saturday to advance to the final, and Bedene had overcome a second-set hiccup to defeat home-crowd favourite Federico Delbonis 6-4 2-6 6-1 in that day's first semi-final.
