Dominic Thiem celebrates winning an epic semifinal match against Novak Djokovic. But a sensational forehand pass by Thiem gave him a fourth set point which he converted when his dipping backhand forced a volley error from Djokovic. Thiem broke to move into a 4-1 lead and had a point to lead 5-1, which Djokovic saved with a clubbing forehand. He crumbled, however, gifting Djokovic four points in a row and his chance appeared to have gone when Djokovic made it 5-5. "It was an epic match," claycourt warrior Thiem, who also beat Djokovic here in 2017, said.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 09, 2019 00:33 UTC