Tennis - Thiem stunned, Berdych withdraws from Rogers Cup


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 09 Aug 2017

Sam Querrey of the U.S. celebrates winning the quarter final match against Great Britain's Andy Murray. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

(Reuters) - Argentinean Diego Schwartzman provided the day’s biggest upset at the Rogers Cup when he took down third seed Dominic Thiem in a nearly three-hour battle on Tuesday.

Schwartzman climbed out of a 5-2 deficit in the decisive set, repeatedly escaping trouble, to win five straight games and pull off the victory 6-4 6-7(7) 7-5.

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