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...
Watch Friday highlights as Casper Ruud reaches his first ATP World Tour semi-final at the Rio Open presented by Claro, plus wins for Dominic Thiem, Pablo Carreno Busta and Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Joao Pires/Fotojump
Casper Ruud reflects on his victory over Thiago Monteiro, which puts him through to his first ATP World Tour semi-final at the Rio Open presented by Claro. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Pablo Carreno Busta talks about progressing past Alexandr Dolgopolov to make the semi-finals of the Rio Open presented by Claro. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
Dominic Thiem talks about his victory over Diego Schwartzman to reach the semi-finals of the Rio Open presented by Claro. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com.
