The second seeded Thiem managed a duel with last year’s finalist Daniil Medvedev in Friday’s semifinals and defeated the Russian 6: 2 and twice 7: 6.
The beast had much more work to do. He already lost 0: 2 to the sets with the Spaniard Pablo Carreň and won 3: 6, 2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4 and 6: 3 in almost three and a half hours.