Seeded eighth , Thiem comfortably worked his way through his first three matches , defeating Jeremy Chardy , Mischa Zverev and Gael Monfils without dropping a set .
Thiem then headed to the BNP Paribas Open for the first Masters 1000 event of the year .
Seeded eighth , Thiem comfortably worked Thiem 's way through his first three matches , defeating Jeremy Chardy , Mischa Zverev and Gael Monfils without dropping a set .
Thiem then headed to the BNP Paribas Open for the first Masters 1000 event of the year .