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Dominic Thiem has to admit that he defeated Roberto Bautista Agu in three sets. Swiss superstar Federer also finishes his comeback tournament in the quarterfinals. The Russian ruble is in the semifinals without having played a match.
Dominic Thiem has already been eliminated in the quarterfinals of the ATP250 tennis tournament in Doha. Seeded Lower Austria lost on Thursday to fifth-placed Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut after a tough fight with 6: 7 (3), 6: 2.4: 6. The 2018 semifinals are thus still the best performance of the number. four of the world in Doha. The end also came for Roger Federer, who lost in his second match after his comeback against Georgian Nikolos Basilashvili.
After a break, the decision was made in the tiebreak of the first set, in which Bautista Agut moved away 4-1 from the beginning and no longer gave up that advantage. 1:01 hours were played. In the second set, Thiem laid the groundwork for leveling the set with the break at 2-0. He did not allow himself to be blown off the track by an immediate loss of serve and took his opponent off serve twice at 4: 2 and 6: 2. After just 34 minutes, everything was open again.
Break dance on the set of making
In the decision-making process, both actors staggered to serve. Thiem managed the rebreak to 1: 1, but Bautista Agut broke Austria’s number one to 3: 2 again. In the end, that was crucial. After almost exactly 2:25 hours, he was ranked 13th. On his first match point, Thiem ended the game with an error of his own at the net. Bautista Agut will now face Russian Andrej Rublew in the semifinals, who has not played a match in the tournament after two sets.
20-time Grand Slam tennis tournament winner Federer had to admit defeat to Georgian Nikolos Basilashvili after a match point of 6: 3.1: 6.5: 7 in the second game following two knee surgeries and a break from the tournament of more than a year. In his first game, the Swiss had the best finish with 7: 6 (8), 3: 6.7: 5 against Britain’s Daniel Evans. Basilashvili’s next opponent is American Taylor Fritz.
Federer received a match point
Federer held a 5-4 lead in the third set before winning, but left one match point unused. Basilashvili then broke the break at 6: 5 and served, ending the game with the third match point. “I am currently happy to have been able to play two straight three-set matches against the best players. This is an important step forward for me,” said Federer.
As he said before the tournament started, he was clearly not 100 percent. “I can feel and see that,” Federer said. The goal is not to be in top form now, but during grass season with the highlights of Wimbledon. It is still open if the Swiss will start at the ATP500 event in Dubai (starting Sunday).
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