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Dominic Thiem produces an incredible shot from an impossible angle against Pablo Carreno Busta in the Rio de Janeiro final. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

It took nearly two hours and an impressive comeback, but Pablo Carreno Busta would not be denied his place in the final at the Rio Open presented by Claro, dismissing Casper Ruud on Saturday evening. Carreno Busta withstood a stern test from the Norwegian teen, storming back from a set and a break down and saving one match point to prevail 2-6, 7-5, 6-0. The Spaniard advanced to his fifth ATP World Tour final and first at the 500 level, setting a clash against World No. 8 Dominic Thiem. Ruud, meanwhile, saw his fairytale week in Rio de Janeiro come to a close after claiming his first tour-level match wins to reach the final four. The Norwegian came out firing...

Watch highlights as second seed Dominic Thiem sets a final clash against Pablo Carreno Busta in Rio de Janeiro. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

Dominic Thiem looks ahead to the final in Rio de Janeiro, his first of the 2017 season. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.

Second seed Dominic Thiem continued his dominant form on Friday at the Rio Open presented by Claro, sweeping into his first ATP World Tour semi-final of the year with a convincing 6-2, 6-3 win over Diego Schwartzman. Thiem wasted no time getting down to business, keeping Schwartzman on the defence with his returns and racing through 11 of the first 13 games. The Argentine provided a late surge by breaking Thiem twice to go on a three-game run, but the Austrian calmly responded by breaking Schwartzman to love to advance in one hour and 15 minutes. But the highlight of the match came at 3-0 in the second set, when Thiem hit a tweener passing shot winner that brought the...