Dominic Thiem beats Alexander Zverev to reach his first-ever Australian Open final

Dominic Thiem sealed his place in his third Grand Slam championship final on Friday. fourth seed fought back after losing first set. He saved two set points in third set of a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(4) victory over German Alexander Zverev. match finished in three hours and 42 minutes on Rod Laver Arena. Thiem is first Austrian to reach an Australian Open final. He will face off against World . 2 and seven-time Australian Open champion vak Djokovic.

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Australian Open: Alexander Zverev vs Dominic Thiem highlights

Alexander Zverev chose to receive and judgement reaped bonuses with a service break. However, Dominic Thiem immediately fought back. fourth game was briefly interrupted by a rain break after which Zverev put his best foot forward to take set. German won ten straight points to gain a 5-3 vant before clinching set 6-3 in 40 minutes. Alexander Zverev extended his excellent start into second set. However, Dominic Thiem rose to occasion and saved two break points to clinch set 6-4.

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In third set, Zverev attempted to fight back from 0/40 at 1-1. However, he was left deserted at net on third breakpoint.  At 2-3, a smart return by Zverev caught Thiem slicing a backhand into net.  German rose in confidence as he clinched 10 of next 16 points. Thiem’s forehand started to break down at 4-5, but his backhand did some magic to save him two set points. Thiem carved a 3/0 le in tie-break and was able to win 82-minute set with a backhand crosscourt winner.

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Alexander Zverev vs Dominic Thiem: Thiem extends he to he vant

fourth set was a humdinger with Alexander Zverev trying all that he could to take game to a fifth set. Dominic Thiem h to fight through ar tie-breaker to take set and book a place in Australian Open finals. Thiem would hope that he can repeat his inspirational performances against Rafael Nal and Alexander Zverev in final. 

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