Dominic Thiem breezes past Alex De Minaur 6-1 6-2 6-4 in the quarter in New York on Wednesday after playing a good match to square off with Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal.

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Thiem was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break De Minaur in the 2nd game (2-0). Anyhow, there was more work to do for Dominic to win the set since Alex succeeded in breaking back in the 3rd (1-2) game. The Austrian maintained his cool to break the Australian in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).

Alex was completely outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-1 to 6-1.

The Austrian converted 100% of his break points (3/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Alex converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 5th game (1-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

Dominic in this set was too strong for Alex and finally he won 6-2 after breaking Alex in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.

De Minaur lost the 5th game (3-2) when he had 3 consecutive game points when leading 40-0. Alex was eclipsed in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-2 to 6-2.

Thiem was unerring in converting all his break points in the 5th (2-2 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, Thiem didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 47 points. Dominic conquered the set after winning 7 points more than Alex (27-20). Dominic dropped 7 points on serve (18-7). on the other side of the net, the Australian conceded 9 points on serve (13-9).

Thiem started off on the right foot in the set after breaking De Minaur in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, there was more to do for Thiem to win the set as Alex found the way to break back in the 6th (3-3) game. Dominic maintained his focus to break De Minaur in the 9th (5-4) game before managing to win the set (6-4).

The Austrian wasted a good opportunity to break De Minaur in the 7th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Thiem converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (3-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th

game (4-4 15-40). On the other side, De Minaur was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 6th game (2-3 40-A).

They contested 62 points. Dominic was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than Alex (35-27). Dominic surrendered 11 points on serve (21-11). In addition, on the other side, the Australian conceded 14 points on serve (16-14).

The Austrian will add to his prize money $ 375,000 after winning this match. He has won already $ 800,000 till now in this competition. If he wins the next match, Thiem will add $ 700,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 1,500,000.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Thiem
Minaur
6-1 6-2 6-4
96
96
Total points
69
69
44
44
Winners
21
21
46%
46%
Ratio Winners
30%
30%
31
31
Unforced
25
25
55%
55%
Ratio Unforced
45%
45%
12/16
12/16
Net Approaches
18/28
18/28
75%
75%
Perc
64%
64%
-- Serve --
11
11
Aces
1
1
3
3
Double Faults
3
3
60%
60%
1st in
57%
57%
83%
83%
1st won
49%
49%
44/53
44/53
1st won
21/43
21/43
39%
39%
2nd won
52%
52%
14/36
14/36
2nd won
17/33
17/33
217
217
Fastest serve
207
207
189
189
AVG 1st Serve
183
183
155
155
AVG 2nd Serve
146
146
-- Break Points --
7/13
7/13
Total
2/7
2/7
54%
54%
Won
29%
29%
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At the end of the match, Thiem scored 96 points vs. De Minaur’s 69.

Thiem served exceptionally well to win 83% of the points (44/53) behind his first serve. Notwithstanding he won only 39% points (14/36) on his second serve. The Austrian blasted 11 aces and he committed 3 double faults. Dominic was sharp when converting 54% of the break points that he conquered (7/13). On the other side, De Minaur was not so effective in converting his break points (only 29% – 2/7). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Thiem and De Minaur is 3-0 for Dominic.

Highlights Dominic Thiem vs. Alex De Minaur U.S. Open – New York

Thiem’s Interview

Draw and next match H2H: Dominic Thiem vs. Daniil Medvedev – stats

Thiem will take on Medvedev in the semifinal.

This will be the 4th time that Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Thiem (see full H2H stats), but Medvedev has a winning record of 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Thiem won 6-2 3-6 7-62 in the quarter in St Petersburg back in 2018.

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