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‘Flat’ Thiem fights his way into US Open last 16

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Second seed Dominic Thiem said he must raise his game if he is to win a first Grand Slam at the 2020 US Open after …
Second seed Dominic Thiem said he must raise his game if he is to win a first Grand Slam at the 2020 US Open after ousting Marin Cilic in four sets to move into the last 16 Saturday. The 27-year-old Austrian, the losing finalist in the Australian Open this year, battled to a 6-2,6-2,3-6,6-3 victory in the late match at an empty Arthur Ashe stadium. “I felt a little bit flat,” said Thiem, explaining his labors in sets three and four. “It’s normal, it’s really late, (and) without the crowd,” he added. Thiem said he had yet to play at 100 percent in the tournament. “I still have to raise my level if I want to go deeper,” he explained. The world number three will play 20-year-old Canadian hotshot Felix Auger-Aliassime for a place in the quarter-finals. The 15th seed blew away France’s Corentin Moutet 6-1,6-0,6-4 in just 1hr 57 mins, becoming the first player born in the 2000s to reach a Grand Slam fourth round.

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