Thiem into Indian Wells semi-finals as injured Monfils withdraws
World number seven is through to the semi-finals for the first time, having reached the quarters once before in 2017INDIAN WELLS: World number seven Dominic Thiem reached an ATP Indian Wells Masters semi-final showdown with Milos Raonic without hitting a ball Thursday as injured Gael Monfils withdrew. France’s Monfils, ranked 19th in the world, pulled out shortly before his scheduled quarter-final against Thiem with left Achilles tendon trouble. “Because I was playing great tennis, feeling strong.”Thiem is through to the semi-finals at Indian Wells for the first time, having reached the quarters once before in 2017. Kohlschreiber stuns Djokovic at Indian Wells, Rafa, Federer advance“I was really surprised,” Thiem said, who was waiting to be taken to the court when he realized there was a problem. Nadal, Federer steam into Indian Wells quarter-finalsRoger Federer and Rafael Nadal will be vying to set up a blockbuster semi-final when the play in the other two quarter-finals on Friday.
Source: The Express Tribune March 15, 2019 07:41 UTC
