It was a comfortable set for Zverev apart from that one break of serve. Partnership Opportunities Les meilleurs vidéos de Open d'Australie.

"We have no secrets from each other.

The tournament referee was called but light readings showed the light level to be OK to continue.Thiem won the next three games to lead 3-1, but Zverev leveled after a long hold in the fifth game and breaking in the sixth.After about a 7-minute break, Dominic Thiem serves to hold his serve 40-15 to equalise in the third set.



"In grand slam semi-finals the levels of guts is so high, there were many key moments. It was almost impossible to break him on his serve, so accurate.

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A baseliner with a one-handed backhand, he came through a tough five-setter in round three and showed his class by upsetting Nadal in the last eight. By continuing to browse our website, you agree to our use of cookies. ⛷️Thiem will be playing for a major championship on a hard court for the first time at the Australian Open after losing the last two French Open finals to Rafael Nadal.The fifth-seeded Thiem dropped the first set against the seventh-seeded German, who was playing in a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time, before rallying to take the victory.The roof was closed on Rod Laver Arena during the first set when it started raining.

But it has taken him time to make an impact, with the Melbourne Park semi-final his first at a Major.

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Social Media Policy I started both well but it was close. Open d'Australie : points, highlights, moments historiques, insolites, retrouvez les meilleures vidéos du Grand Chelem australien sur Tennis Legend. [5] Nikola Mektic-Barbora Krejcikova beat [3] Gabriela Dabrowski-Henri Kontinen 3-6, 6-3, 10-5Jamie Murray-Bethanie Mattek-Sands beat Astra Sharma-John-Patrick Smith 6-3, 7-6(4)This is Dominic Thiem's journey to the Australian Open semi-final.The Austrian is best known as a clay-court specialist, making the last two French Open finals where he was beaten by Rafael Nadal.

I was in bed at five that night with all the adrenaline so today was a tough start for me. He made his breakthrough at a Grand Slam," Thiem, who will be seeking a seventh win over Zverev, said. The chair umpire has complained to the Tournament Director about the light getting into his eyes and the match is currently halted to fix the problem.And we are on level terms in the semi-final! ... Wilander highlights Djokovic's tenacity.

Zverev kept it tight and upped his game towards the end to break Thiem twice and run away with the set. See live tennis scores and fixtures from Australian Open powered by the official LiveScore website, the world’s leading live score sport service. The roof had been closed earlier in the day for doubles matches when the temperature hit 109 degrees F (43 degrees Celsius) at Melbourne Park.The fifth-seeded Thiem saved two sets points with powerful ground strokes in the 10th game of the third, and then dominated the tiebreaker by winning four of the last five points.Zverev won the first set 6-3 but Thiem, a two-time French Open runner-up, rallied to win the next two 6-4, 7-6 (3).Play was delayed for seven minutes after the first game of the set because the players reported some lights going out on Rod Laver Arena.

"Tie-breaks are always fifty-fifty.


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31 January 2020 Infosys Insights: Thiem taking charge History. 02/02 at 13:16. Thiem will need to change a bit of his game and look to keep his shots tight compared to his current situation, where the ball is spraying all over the court.Both Thiem and Zverev are comfortable on the court now and are holding their serve quite easily. The Australian Open is the youngest of all the Grand Slams, having first started in 1905.