In the last quarterfinals, Dominic Thiem has just won an impressive victory against the No. 1 seed Hubert Hurkacz. Losing 3-6 in Set 1, the Austrian player successfully saved 3 match points in Set 2 before going back to successfully in Set 3 after the tie-break series.
In the semi -finals, Thiem has a Sebastian Kora encounter. American tennis players are not ranked seeds in the tournament but have impressive form. In the last Gijon Open, he reached the final and won the runner -up.
Entering set 1, the two players create a fairly balanced game. In all 12 games, both of them successfully defended their serve games. Therefore, they have to enter a series of tie-breaks to determine the victory.
Here, Korda won the mini break first and at one 4-2 lead. However, Thiem has shown his bravery to win 2 consecutive mini breaks. He ended a series of gun battles with a 7-4 victory.
Sang set 2, Thiem suddenly played down, creating conditions for Kora to rise. The American player won the previous break in game 1, to Thiem reclaim the break in game 2 and then continue to win the break in game 3, thereby taking the lead 3-1 and 4-2.
In the rest of the set, Thiuem could not break the gaming game of Kora. Not only that, he also continued to lose break in game 9 decided. The Austrian player accepted to lose 3-6 in this set.
Sang set 3 decisions, the two players exchanged breaks in two games 7 and 8. At the 12th game, they drew 6-6 and once again pulled together into the tie-break series. This time, Korda continued to start better and won with a score of 7-4.
In the end, Thiem lost to Kora with a score of 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (4), thereby stopping in the semi-finals of European Open 2022.
