Sydney International: Evans beats Thiem in 3 sets

Dominic Thiem of Austria hits a return against Daniel Evans of Britian in their men's quarter-final match at the Sydney International tennis tournament in Sydney on January 12, 2017. © AFP

Britain’s Daniel Evans has booked his spot in the semi-final of ATP 250 Apia International Sydney, after beating top seed Dominic Thiem in 3 sets at the NSW Tennis Centre.

Daniel Evans. © AFP

Thiem took control of the first set and won it 6-3, but the tables were turned in the 2nd set, as Evans took it 6-4 to level the match at 1 apiece.

Dominic Thiem. © AFP

The Brit then continued his fine form in the deciding set, breaking in 3 of Thiem's 4 service games, and won the match with a scoreline of 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Thursday.

The world number 67 will next take on Russia's Andrey Kuznetsov in the semis.


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