Tennis: Thiem crushes Djokovic's French Open hopes by defeating him with a 6-2 3-6 7-5 5-7 7-5 victory to set up a repeat of last year's final against Nadal
Austria's Dominic Thiem celebrates after winning against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the end of their men's singles semi-final match on day fourteen of The Roland Garros 2019 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 8, 2019.
Djokovic, who was second best to Thiem when it came to mastering the gloom, wind and damp of Paris, was bidding to join Rod Laver in the Grand Slam history books. Thiem did it the hard way, squandering a 4-1 final set lead and two match points before he sealed his place in the final. However, tournament organisers defended the decision after winds of up to 80km/h were forecast throughout the evening in Paris."I congratulate Dominic, he played great, especially in the important moments," said Djokovic.On the resumption Saturday, Djokovic retrieved the break in the seventh game but slipped behind again in the match when Thiem converted a fourth set point.
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