Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs. [7] Dominic Thiem (AUT) First FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting Marco Cecchinato will be hoping to continue his fairy-tale run on Friday in the Roland Garros semi-finals, with the pressure on Dominic Thiem’s shoulders as a two-time semi-finalist in Paris. Seventh-seeded Austrian Thiem is currently on a nine-match unbeaten streak after winning his 10th ATP World Tour crown at the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open. Cecchinato is playing the best tennis of his career, having beaten Top 10 seeds Pablo Carreno Busta and David Goffin before stunning 2016 champion Djokovic to reach the final four. View Roland-Garros Singles Draw "Cecchinato is full of confidence," said Thiem. "[He is] probably the most confident player out there right now....
Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs. [7] Dominic Thiem (AUT) First FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting Marco Cecchinato will be hoping to continue his fairy-tale run on Friday in the Roland Garros semi-finals, with the pressure on Dominic Thiem’s shoulders as a two-time semi-finalist in Paris. Seventh-seeded Austrian Thiem is currently on a nine-match unbeaten streak after winning his 10th ATP World Tour crown at the Banque Eric Sturdza Geneva Open. Cecchinato is playing the best tennis of his career, having beaten Top 10 seeds Pablo Carreno Busta and David Goffin before stunning 2016 champion Djokovic to reach the final four. View Roland-Garros Singles Draw [ALSO LIKE] "Cecchinato is full of confidence," said Thiem. "[He is] probably the most confident player out there...
Watch highlights as Dominic Thiem beats Alexander Zverev on Tuesday to reach the Roland Garros semi-finals for the third consecutive year. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
Dominic Thiem is inching closer to peak form in Paris, where he reached the semi-finals for the third consecutive year in five appearances at Roland Garros. The seventh-seeded Austrian served intelligently and controlled his single-handed backhand to draw errors from Alexander Zverev, who appeared to be hindered by a left leg complaint midway through the second set, in a 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 quarter-final victory on Philippe-Chatrier Court. Thiem, who has won 25 of his 30 clay-court matches this year, avenged his recent Mutua Madrid Open final loss to Zverev in one hour and 50 minutes. He now leads Zverev 5-2 in their FedEx Head2Head series, including a 4-1 mark in red dirt matches. “It’s never easy if your opponent obviously...
Watch highlights as Dominic Thiem defeats Kei Nishikori in four sets to set up a blockbuster quarter-final against Alexander Zverev at Roland Garros. Video courtesy of Roland Garros. Photo credit: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour
