Thiem Steams Into US Open Final
Dominic Thiem overcame a right ankle injury, a set point in the second and third sets, and the relentless counterpunching of third seed Daniil Medvedev to reach his first US Open final on Friday. The second seed dug deep and displayed his trademark fighting spirit to outlast Medvedev 6-2, 7-6(7), 7-6(5). “I love these big matches. To face the best guys in the world is what I do the hard work for at home and in the off-season,” Thiem said on court after the match. “After the first set, it was great tennis from both of us. I could have easily been down two-sets-to-one....
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