Tennis-Wawrinka wins first match in 15 months, Thiem remains winless in 2022

Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 9, 2022 Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka in action during his first round match against Reilly Opelka of the U.S. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

ROME (Reuters) - Three-times Grand Slam champion Stanislas Wawrinka won his first match in 15 months as he moved into the second round of the Italian Open while Dominic Thiem fell in the first round yet again to remain winless on the Tour this year.

Wawrinka, who did not play for an entire year after undergoing two surgeries for a foot injury, was playing 14th seeded American Reilly Opelka and lost the first set before fighting back to win 3-6 7-5 6-2.