Follow our live coverage as Sydneysider Alex de Minaur goes up against World No.3 Dominic Thiem in the quarter-finals of the USOpen
de Minaur went 40-15 up on his serve in this sixth game but Thiem won the next point and then blasted a cross-court shot to earn a deuce.
There is a heap of variety in the stroke play and off-speed shots so far. It's gripping but you just wish de Minaur had a few more years of adult muscle.First bloke who holds serve could win this setThey are putting the ball in play but they are seeing little benefit otherwise.Thiem had to scrap and finally claimed the game.Thiem has broken de Minaur's serve for the second-straight game.Three breaks in the first four games says something about the quality of the ground strokes thus far..
It takes a little over five minutes to close but so good to see these guys playing on and not complaining about the noise.de Minaur bounced back from dropping a break point but has stormed back to break Thiem.Alex the Kid needed earned two break points and at the second attempt he forced Thiem into an error and claimed the game.Thiem is in control earlyDominic Thiem serves in the first set.
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