Thiem Stages Epic Comeback To Beat Kyrgios In Five Sets
Dominic Thiem recovered from a two-sets-to-love deficit for the fourth time in his career on Friday night in an electric atmosphere on John Cain Arena. The third-seed Austrian, who finished runner-up to Novak Djokovic last year, lived to fight another day after suppressing the power of Nick Kyrgios and a vocal crowd in a 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 third-round victory at the Australian Open. “There are easier things than playing Nick at his home tournament on his favourite court,” said Thiem. “He is a huge player when he is on fire like today. When I was down two break points in the first game...
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