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Thiem, who hasn’t looked right for much of this encounter, throws in the towel after losing his serve at the start of the third set. Oh dear. He played a five-setter the other day and is clearly struggling with something. But don’t take anything away from Alexei Popyrin, a mightily talented and hugely gutsy 19-year-old Australian who more than deserves this win over the seventh seed. He’ll play Lucas Pouille or Maximilian Marterer next.
Potential shock alert! Potential shock alert! Simona Halep hits long and Sofia Kenin, who’s been threatening to do so, breaks to lead 3-6, 7-6, 4-2 on Rod Laver Arena! The unseeded American’s two games from knocking out the world No1!
Written by Jacob Steinberg
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