There is no respect for Nadal anymore.
It seems that (especially) the youngsters have no fear for the King of Clay. Rafa demolished Thiem 2 years ago at the Roland Garros in 3 easy sets and now he succumbs to the Austrian in 3 sets in the Buenos Aires semi after Dominic saved a match point with a smoking forehand. The final result was 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4) after 2 hours and 50 minutes.
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Thiem. It’s a dream
Dominic commented “It was an amazing match for me. It was very tight from the beginning. It’s special to play against the big guys, and to beat one is a dream come true. In the third set, Nadal really stepped up but I was able to counter-attack and play incredible shots.”
The final
Dominic will play Almagro in the final. Nicolas has also produced an amazing upset after beating Ferrer in the other semi 6-4 7-5. Head to head is 1-0 for Dominic that has destroyed Almagro 6-3 6-1 6-3 this year in Melbourne (2nd round).
| THE DRAW |
| AIMING AT THE TOP10 |