Dominic thiem

Dominic Thiem was close to a Major win indeed. Leading 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, Thiem had to close out just one set in his favour but the experience and class of Djokovic came into play and the Serb staged a gutsy comeback to win the next two sets 6-3, 6-4 and... read more

The indomitable Serb stretched his unbeaten streak this season to 13 but he had to rally from two sets to one down to beat the courageous fifth-seeded Austrian 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a nearly four-hour marathon. read more

The courageous Austrian enjoyed his best ever tournament at Melbourne Park, taking down four seeds, including Rafael Nadal, to reach the decider. read more

The 32-year-old Djokovic, seeded second in the tournament, got the decisive break in the third game of the final set against the Austrian to win his 17th Grand Slam title. read more

Australian Open final 2020 Highlights: Title-holder Novak Djokovic takes on Dominic Thiem in the final of the first Grand Slam this year. read more

While Djokovic eased past 20-time Grand Slam Champion Roger Federer to reach the summit clash, Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4) to book a date against the Serbian in the final. read more

Against those overwhelming odds, few are giving Dominic Thiem much of a chance to wrench the title from his iron grip and clinch a maiden Grand Slam. read more

The 26-year-old fifth seed, the first player from Austria ever to reach the Melbourne decider, battled past seventh-ranked Zverev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7\/3), 7-6 (7\/4) on a sweltering evening. read more

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In the 50th instalment of one of sport’s greatest rivalries, the Serb shrugged off a tentative start to reinforce his recent dominance, showing no mercy to the Swiss maestro in a 7-6 (7\/1), 6-4, 6-3 win. read more

Steve Smith and his partner Dani have been spotted enjoying the action at Australian Open in the past as well. Smith was part of the Australian team that played in India recently. read more

The fifth seed, beaten by Nadal in the last two French Open finals, battled past the Spaniard 7-6 (7\/3), 7-6 (7\/4), 4-6, 7-6 (8\/6) to deny him a crack at a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title. read more

Alexander Zverev recovered from a slow start to beat former champion Stan Wawrinka 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the Australian Open on Wednesday to reach his first career Grand Slam semi-final. read more

Dominic Thiem swatted aside an error-prone Gael Monfils to book a maiden Australian Open quarter-final on Monday, with the Frenchman resorting to an underarm serve in desperation. read more

Thiem had won all three previous encounters with the 28th ranked Coric but failed to rediscover that form in Sydney, crashing 7-6 (7\/4), 2-6, 6-3. read more