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The US Open champion and the Austrian, who reached the final in Melbourne last year, had to overcome a two-set deficit against fan favorite Nick Kyrgios in the third round, demanding more than one of the best. ATP tour players physically trained than us. could have waited.
In the eighth final of the Australian Open, Thiem looked completely exhausted from the last match and only remembered his own shadow: he committed 41 unprovoked errors in 3 sets and did not resist Grigor Dimitrov (ATP-21) with the score 4: 6. 4: 6, 0: 6.
The Australian Open is historically the most successful Bulgarian “Big Accent” tournament: in 2017 it played in the semi-finals and fell twice more in the quarter-finals.
It is worth mentioning the future competitor of G.Ditritrov in the quarterfinals – Aslan Karatsev (ATP-114) from Dagestan, who is almost unknown for this tournament, became him.
“Reuters” / “Scanpix” nuotr./Aslanas Karatsevas
The Russian tennis player, who knocked out the eighth world racket Diego Schwartzman in the third round of the three-set fight, this time eliminated the deficit of the two sets and broke the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime (ATP-19) 3: 6, 1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3, 6: 4).
We remind you that for A. Karatsev this is the main competition of the first Grand Accent race. A tennis player who has struggled with serious injuries in the past, tried his hand at qualifying nine times, but without success, until he finally fulfilled his dream this year in Melbourne.
The Russian representative became the first tennis player in the last 25 years to reach the Gran Accent quarterfinals from the first attempt.
“I will be ready for all opponents,” he sent a short message after the victory.
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