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Dominic Thiem
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Dominic Thiem
Sixth seed Dominic Thiem produced some special tennis against below par Novak Djokovic, to knock the defending champion out, in straight sets. After a closely contested first set, Thiem had no trouble in hitting winners past the Serb’s defenses and wrapped up one of the biggest wins of his career. With this he makes his second consecutive RG semifinal and will face the nine time champion Rafa Nadal.
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Novak Djokovic will drop out of the world's top two for the first time since July 2011.
— Stuart Fraser (@stu_fraser) June 7, 2017
Thiem crushes Djokovic 7-6, 6-3, 6-0.
Djokovic only bageled in final set ONCE before in 984 career matches (Nishikori, Basel 2011)#rg17
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) June 7, 2017
.@ThiemDomi downs defending champion Djokovic to reach the #RG17 SFs!
Dominic Thiem fait tomber le champion en titre ! pic.twitter.com/U9iKJWbT7k— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 7, 2017
A year ago, Djokovic had won four straight Slams and made 23 of 24 Slam SFs.
All four titles go undefended, only once reaching SFs. #rg17
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) June 7, 2017
And this is where it all started off years ago… and now he has beaten and bagelled Djokovic. #Thiem pic.twitter.com/kbeDiZ1HqF
— Del (@Stroppa_Del) June 7, 2017
This is a crazy sport. 12 months ago Djokovic commanded all he surveyed. 12 months later he's slamless and in an arid mental wilderness.
— Chris P (@scoobstennis) June 7, 2017
"Where did he go?" – Mary Carillo on @TennisChannel of Novak Djokovic who meekly loses in straight sets one year after holding all 4 majors
— Randy Walker (@TennisPublisher) June 7, 2017
Thiem successfully defended his Semi-Final points. Top 10 easily safe for the rest of the year. Could easily go higher, what a clay season.
— Brandon (@brando_tennis) June 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/moaizmq/status/872418236628844544
Thiem: 38 winners to 28 unforced.
Djokovic: 18 winners to 35 unforced. (2 winners vs. 12 unforced in set three)
— Chris Oddo (@TheFanChild) June 7, 2017
So. Rafa vs. Thiem for the semi. Poor little tennis balls… Gonna have the crap smashed out of them.
— Nadal News (@nadalnews) June 7, 2017
Well done Thiem, but that was just plain weird.
— David Law (@DavidLawTennis) June 7, 2017