Dominic Thiem advances, ousts two-time champion Novak Djokovic
By Harry Floyd
Dominic Thiem is moving on at the 2018 Monte-Carlo Masters. In his way was two-time champion and Serbian great Novak Djokovic.
It’s Dominic Thiem who comes out on top in a meeting between two of the sport’s best players. The young Austrian tennis star takes down two-time Monte-Carlo Masters champion Novak Djokovic. While the former world No. 1 continues his return to competitive ATP action, Djokovic can never be discounted. Even with limited play in the past two months, Nole is a force to be reckoned with. He, along with Spanish superstar Rafael Nadal, have largely dominated the Masters 1000 event throughout the entirety of their careers. The only player besides Nadal or Djokovic to take a title in more than a decade is Stan Wawrinka.
Thiem, however, comes back from down one set to take the match over Djokovic.
After falling behind 6-7 (2), Thiem roared back and cruised to victory. He takes the final two sets of his victory 6-2, 6-3. The week, the Austrian tennis star is the fifth seed at Monte-Carlo. His path to a title does not get any easier after Djokovic though. His win pits him up against the tournament’s greatest champion in Nadal. The top seed and world No. 1 wins his meeting with Karen Khachanov of Russia in order to advance.
Dominic Thiem faces the King of Clay next at the 2018 Monte-Carlo Masters. He and Rafael Nadal square off on in the quarterfinals.
Also advancing to the quarterfinals is third seeded Alexander Zverev. As it stands, all six of the top six seeds are into the quarterfinals at the Monte-Carlo Masters. Action is heating up and is sure to reveal some of the best tennis yet this season. With clay court play heading into the French Open soon, all of the top seeds are vying for any and all momentum they can gather. Look for Dominic Thiem to bring his best tennis to his meeting with Nadal. He has previously defeated the Spanish superstar twice throughout their career head-to-head matchups. Stay tuned to see how Thiem and others fare moving forward at the Monte-Carlo Masters.