BEIJING. Thiem tops Murray in the quarter

Dominic Thiem topples Andy Murray 6-2 7-6³ in the quarter in Beijing on Friday. Thiem will fight against Karen Khachanov in the semifinal.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Thiem had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Murray in the 1^st game (1-0). Dominic managed to boost his lead after breaking Andy in the 7^th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

2^nd set.

Thiem started the set in the best possible way after breaking Murray in the 1^st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, there was more work to do for the Austrian to win the set because the Brit succeeded in breaking back in the 10^th (5-5) game. Dominic kept his cool before winning the set at the breaker at 3.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Thiem scored 80 points vs. Murray’s 65 points.

The Austrian served extremely well to win 87% of the points (40/46) behind his first serve. However he won only 33% points (8/24) on his second serve. Dominic won this match even if he was struggling in converting his break points because he converted only 33% (3/9). On the other side, the Brit was sharp when converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (1/2). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.

After this contest, the head to head between Thiem and Murray is 2-2.

Highlights Dominic Thiem vs. Andy Murray China Open – Beijing

Next Match: Dominic Thiem vs. Karen Khachanov – stats

Thiem will take on Khachanov in the semifinal.

This will be the 3^rd time that Dominic Thiem and Karen Khachanov play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Thiem and Khachanov (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they played, Thiem won 6-2 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in Roland garros back in June 2019.

Tennis Scores in Beijing

• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – John IsnerIsner (7-6³ 6-3) – See score progression
• Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Fabio FogniniFognini (3-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Dominic ThiemThiem – Andy MurrayMurray (6-2 7-6³) – See score progression
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Sam QuerreyQuerrey (7-6³ 6-2) – See score progression

Upcoming matches

• Dominic ThiemThiem – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (1-1) – See H2H details
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Alexander ZverevZverev (2-1) – See H2H details