At the Australian Open , Thiem defeated Jan - Lennard Struff , Jordan Thompson , and Benoit Paire in the early rounds .
As in 2016 Thiem lost to Goffin , this time in the fourth round .
At the Australian Open , Thiem defeated Jan - Lennard Struff , Jordan Thompson , and Benoit Paire in the early rounds , but as in 2016 he lost to Goffin , this time in the fourth round .