Australian Open 2021: Dominic Thiem loses in the round of 16 against Grigor Dimitrov
Dominic Thiem was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Australian Open 2021. The world number three was defeated by Grigor Dimitrov with 4: 6, 4: 6 and 0: 6. Here you can read the match in the live ticker.
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last edit: Feb 14, 2021, 08:06 am
Dominic Thiem's new entry into the final of the Australian Open will not work: Last year's finalist showed a poor performance against Grigor Dimitrov for long periods and had to leave the first Grand Slam after the 4: 6, 4: 6 and 0: 6 - Adopt the tournament of the year 2021.
It hadn't started badly. The fact that Dominic Thiem still did not win the first set seemed astonishing in view of the course of the game. Thiem took the lead 3-1, but then lost his serve twice. Although he had numerous chances to confirm the break or to take the lead again. Dimitrov accepted with thanks, won 6: 4. Thiem, on the other hand, needed new shoes.
This time no Thiem comeback
The same game in round two: Again Thiem took a 3-1 lead, again he could not confirm the break despite chances to do so. Again Dimitrov managed a second time to get the serve from Thiem, this time to 5: 4. The Bulgarian served humorlessly for the 2-0 lead.
In round three Dominic Thiem had made up such a deficit against Nick Kyrgios , but against Dimitrov the third round started extremely unpleasant with a loss of service. After Dimitrov was able to strike again to make it 3-0, there was nothing to suggest a comeback of the third in the world rankings. Especially since Dimitrov, who last stood in the semifinals of the Australian Open in 2017, now dominated the match. So much so that in the third act he even handed out the maximum sentence. After a little more than two hours of play, Thiem had to come online to congratulate him.
In the quarter-finals, Aslan Karatsev, the tournament's surprise man is waiting for Dimitrov. The Russian, who is in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, turned his match against Félix Auger-Aliassime, winning 3: 6, 1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3 and 6: 4.
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