Dominic Thiem earned himself another attempt at the toughest task in tennis with a stunning upset of world number one Novak Djokovic in the French Open semi-finals. His reward, if you can call it that, is a repeat of last year’s final, which he lost in straight sets to Nadal. Thiem said: “To play Rafa here on this court is always the ultimate challenge, one of the toughest challenges sports in general can give. The world number one battled back to take the fourth set but was in huge trouble in the fifth at 1-4 when a sharp shower forced another delay. Thiem brings Djokovic's 26 Grand Slam match winning streak to an end... 📝 https://t.co/7wZNDLVwBl#RG19 pic.twitter.com/4EpwAMIQK8 — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 8, 2019He insisted the weight of history had not been too heavy and instead chose to praise Thiem for his performance.

Source: Irish Examiner June 08, 2019 18:00 UTC