Nadal outlasts Thiem in 5-set US Open thriller

The pair also clashed in the Wimbledon quarters, where Nadal survived in a five-set encounter after going down two sets to one. However, a Google search revealed that a 1993 third round match between Richard Krajicek and Todd Martin actually lasted one minute longer, Krajicek winning 6-7, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 in five hours, ten minutes.

“It was one of my best matches ever”, Thiem added.

That was wrapped up in just 24 minutes with Nadal winning only seven points. “I think he was also not on his top level in the first set, for sure not”, Thiem said.

“A 6-0 is a very unsafe result”, he continued. “But still, it was great.”
. It was a very tough start for me. He then rallied past Taylor Fritz 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-4 before beating 2017 finalist Kevin Anderson in straight sets 7-5 6-2 7-6.

The world number one worked his way back into the match but he was never in control and Thiem served for the third set.

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But Thiem didn’t go away.

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“First of all, I served really, really well today”, Thiem said. “I played some good ones before, but not that long, not that long against the great guys on the Grand Slam stage”.

When it ended, on an overhead by Thiem that sailed long, everyone in Nadal’s guest box – a group that included actor Ben Stiller – leaped to their feet to celebrate.

“It was physically demanding because the conditions were tough out there, too”. Not insane, but tough.

Thiem finished with a staggering 74 winners against 57 unforced errors to Nadal’s 55 winners against 49 unforced errors.

Thiem at least knows that even if all three of his wins against Nadal have been on clay, they were still key moments. “That’s the most important thing”.

Dominic fends off a couple of break points in game six to remain in front but he wasted a game point at 4-3 to lose serve after a big backhand error, letting Rafa level the score at 4-4.

And Rusedski believes Thiem’s best chance of knocking out Nadal is if he dictates matters from the baseline.

“He is a very well educated guy and a top person”. “But the personal satisfaction when you give everything and you play with the right attitude is the same”.

Nadal said that losing the first set by 6-0 was not in his plan but he accepted it with “humility”, while in the fifth he had “more options” than Thiem.

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