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From the dream of another tennis fairy tale at the Australian Open for Dominic Thiem. Austria’s best man was clearly defeated by Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov after 2:01 hours with 4: 6, 4: 6, 0: 6. And so, completely unexpectedly, Philipp Oswald from Vorarlberg is the last representative of Austria in a main competition in Melbourne. Alongside New Zealander Marcus Daniell, he defeated American duo Nicholas Monroe / Frances Tiafoe 6: 3, 7: 5 in the round of 16.
“It’s because I’m not a machine either. I’d like to be,” Thiem said yesterday, disappointed. He didn’t want to go into more detail about physical problems. “It was a really bad day,” Lower Austria said. And: “A tennis match consists of many very small matches, all of which I lost today.”
The five-set match against Nick Kyrgios, who had converted after falling 2-0 in sets on Friday, had no influence. Last year’s finalist now has to fly home earlier than planned. For him, he won’t be back on the ATP tour until March. The 27-year-old would have planned the tournaments in Doha (from March 8), Dubai (March 14) and Miami (March 24).
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Image Gallery: Thiem after the crime in the Melbourne Round of 16
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Dimitrov will now meet surprise man Aslan Karazew (Rus) in the quarterfinals. The 27-year-old continued the streak of successes in his Grand Slam debut, defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime (Kan) 3: 6, 1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3, 6: 4 and is the lowest ranked . player in the Australian Open quarter-finals since Patrick McEnroe 1991 (also 114th at the time).
Defending champion Novak Djokovic is struggling with an abdominal muscle injury, but with a 7: 6 (4), 4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4 win against Canadian Milos Raonic, it was enough to advance to the last eight.
Williams and Osaka won
Serena Williams has reached the quarter-finals of a major for the 54th time. The 39-year-old American tennis legend defeated Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka after a tough fight and 2:09 hours 6: 4, 2: 6, 6: 4. Williams now meets world number two Simona Halep, who defeated Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek. Naomi Osaka also struggled in the round of 16 and only advanced against Garbine Muguruza (Sp) after two match points were blocked.
Australian Open in Melbourne (Grand Slam, € 45.05 million, hard): Men, Round of 16: Dimitrov (Bul / 18) – Thiem (Austria / 3) 6: 4, 6: 4, 6: 0, Djokovic (Srb / 1) – Raonic (Kan / 14) 7: 6 (4), 4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4, Zverev (D / 6) – Lajovic (Srb / 23) 6: 4, 7 : 6 (5), 6: 3, Karazew (Rus) – Auger-Aliassime (Kan / 20) 3: 6, 1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3, 6: 4; Doubles, round of 16: Daniell / Oswald (Nzl / Austria) – Nicholas Monroe / Frances Tiafoe (USA) 6: 3, 7: 5. Women, round of 16: Osaka (Jpn / 3) – Muguruza (Sp / 14 ) 4: 6, 6: 4, 7: 5, Hsieh (Tpe) – Vondrousova (Tch / 19) 6: 4, 6: 2, S. Williams (USA / 10) – Sabalenka (Blr / 7) 6: 4 , 2: 6, 6: 4, Halep (Rum / 2) – Swiatek (Pol / 15) 3: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4.
