Dangerman Thiem moves closer to Nadal showdown


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 26 May 2016

PARIS (Reuters) - French Open dangerman Dominic Thiem enhanced his growing reputation on Thursday by reaching the third round for the first time with a 7-5 6-4 7-6(3) win over Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.

The youngest player in the top 15, the 22-year-old Austrian has won more matches on clay this season than anyone else, and his 2016 victims on the surface include nine-times Roland Garros champion Nadal and 17-times grand slam winner Roger Federer.

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