Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 5, 2018 Austria's Dominic Thiem celebrates after winning his quarter final match against Germany's Alexander Zverev REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
PARIS (Reuters) - Austrian Dominic Thiem destroyed a lacklustre and battle-weary Alexander Zverev 6-4 6-2 6-1 on Tuesday to reach the French Open semi-finals for the third consecutive year.
Claycourt specialist Thiem's relentless accuracy from the baseline proved too much for second seed Zverev who looked jaded after a gruelling path to his first Grand Slam quarter-final.
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