Dominic Thiem produced a stunning upset over Novak Djokovic in the French Open semi-finals to end the world number one’s hopes of holding all four Grand Slam titles. A roller-coaster of a fifth set, which included a rain break, saw Thiem miss two match points serving at 5-3 before eventually clinching it on his third chance. The pressure told as Djokovic retrieved the break, levelling at 4-4, and he threatened another break in the next game. He did not take kindly to a time violation at 15-15 and bizarrely began rushing to the net, which Thiem finally exploited on his fourth set point. The top seed was on the ropes having just saved a break point at 1-4 when a sudden, sharp shower came to his rescue.

Source: The Irish Times June 08, 2019 14:15 UTC