2019 ATP Finals: Thiem stuns Djokovic, becomes first player in semi-finals

The excitement continues at the ongoing ATP Finals at London’s o2 Arena as Dominic Thiem stunned Novak Djokovic to reach the semifinals.

The Austrian, who earned a victory over Roger Federer in his opening game, won a thriller 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 7-6 (7-5) against Djokovic to advance.

“This was a very special match, what I practised all my life for, an epic one in front of an amazing crowd and beating a legend of our game. It is a match I will probably never forget,” Thiem said.

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Following the defeat, Djokovic will fight against Federer for the other place when they meet in their final group match on Thursday.

Federer, who had lost his opening round-robin match to Thiem on Sunday, had earlier defeated Italy’s Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (7-2) 6-3 to keep alive his hopes.

Federer has failed to qualify for the last four in London on just one occasion despite this being his 17th competition.

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