4 years after successful his solely Main title on the US Open, Dominic Thiem returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium for his last experience at Majors. The Austrian will retire in a few months following unsolved points together with his troubled wrist, ending his tennis journey at 31.
The Austrian acquired the US Open wild card and confronted the thirteenth seed, Ben Shelton, within the first spherical. The American scored a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 triumph in an hour and 50 minutes, honoring his rival and transferring into the second spherical.
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The house favourite served at 74% and barely misplaced a degree behind the primary serve. Shelton had no points on the second serve eighter, defending the one break level and mounting the stress on his opponent. Thiem fought effectively within the opening set however couldn’t prolong the battle, particularly after touchdown in 46% of the primary serve.
The Austrian gave away 45% of the factors in his video games, and the American turned them into 5 breaks from 11 alternatives.
Ben Shelton ousted Dominic Thiem in straight units on the US Open.
Dominic stayed in contact within the opening eight video games earlier than fading from the courtroom, dropping 14 of the ultimate 18 video games.
Shelton was off to a flying begin behind the preliminary shot, dropping one sport within the opening 4 service video games and conserving the stress on the opposite aspect. Thiem was able to observe that tempo, serving effectively and touchdown a service winner within the eighth sport for 4-4.
Ben supplied one other fantastic maintain in sport 9, firing a kick serve and constructing his fifth benefit. The house favourite stepped in on the return within the tenth sport and prolonged it from 0-40. Dominic squandered his possibilities and confronted three set factors.
The Austrian netted a forehand on the third, dropping serve and dropping the opener 6-4 after 40 minutes.
Shelton saved the one break level within the first sport of the second set and climbed again from 15-40 within the subsequent one to safe his second straight break and transfer a set and a break in entrance.
The American served effectively in video games three and 5, opening a 4-1 benefit very quickly. The Austrian struggled behind the preliminary shot within the sixth sport, heading off three break factors and remaining inside one break deficit. Ben held at love for 5-2 and made one other push on the return within the subsequent one.
He earned set factors with a smash winner and transformed the second after Dominic’s free forehand, opening two units to like benefit. Shelton barely dropped a degree in his video games within the third set, and Thiem couldn’t observe that tempo.
The 2020 champion misplaced serve within the fourth sport and served to remain within the match at 2-5. Ben generated a match level after Dominic’s wild forehand and transformed it, transferring into the second spherical.
