Austrian Dominic Thiem crushed Novak Djokovic's French Open hopes as he sur...
PARIS - Austrian Dominic Thiem crushed Novak Djokovic’s French Open hopes as he survived a weather-ravaged semi-final spanning 24 hours to complete a 6-2 3-6 7-5 5-7 7-5 victory on Saturday and set up a repeat of last year’s showdown with Rafael Nadal.
It snapped Djokovic’s 26-match winning streak in Grand Slam matches and ended the Serbian’s hopes of holding all four of the sport’s major prizes simultaneously for the second time, having achieved it by winning his only French Open in 2016. The 25-year-old, who lost to Nadal in last year’s final, handled the elements better as he kept alive his dream of winning a first major title when he takes on the 11-times champion again on Sunday.
The second stanza of the match began in teasing winds that often played tricks with the ball, yet the quality of the tennis produced was often scintillating. But a sensational forehand pass by Thiem gave him a fourth set point which he converted when his dipping backhand forced a volley error from Djokovic.Djokovic, still annoyed by his time violation, erupted furiously at the umpire and was given a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Seconds later a howling rain squall sent the players off court for more than an hour and when they returned Thiem looked poised to win when serving at 5-3 and 40-15.
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