Sandgren topples Thiem to keep dream alive

Melbourne : A merican Tennys Sandgren's dream debut at the Australian Open continued yesterday as the rank outsider upset fifth seed Dominic Thiem 6-2 4-6 7-6(4) 6-7(7) 6-3 to reach an improbable quarter-final. The 97th-ranked Tennessee native captured the decisive break against

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Published 23 January 2018, 8:00 · Updated 18:22

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Sandgren topples Thiem to keep dream alive

Melbourne : American Tennys Sandgren’s dream debut at the Australian Open continued yesterday as the rank outsider upset fifth seed Dominic Thiem 6-2 4-6 7-6(4) 6-7(7) 6-3 to reach an improbable quarter-final.

The 97th-ranked Tennessee native captured the decisive break against the Austrian in the sixth game of the final set and sealed the match in style with a thumping forehand winner from the baseline at a raucous Hisense Arena.

Sandgren topples Thiem to keep dream alive

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