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Thiem rallies against Kudla, reaches Australian Open 3rd round
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Dominic Thiem of Austria, ranked and seeded No.5, on Thursday booked a place in the third round of the Australian Open after a hard-fought win over Denis Kudla of the United States 6-7 (6-8), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.
It took the 24 year-old Thiem nearly four hours to come back from two sets down to prevail over Kudla, the World No.176, reports Efe.
“It’s only the second time in my career that I’ve turned it around from 0-2 sets and, especially in this very hot weather, it was tough. But it was still nice to play with a great crowd. And of course, I’m more than happy to be in the third round again,” Thiem said.
The two-time Roland Garros semifinalist had to dig deep to reach the third round for the third time in his career, blasting 57 winners compared to Kudla’s 51.
“I served very well in the first round but Denis, he just played extraordinary. I think he’s full of confidence — he’s won four matches already. And then especially when he was one, two sets up: it was very tough to turn it around,” Thiem added.
Thiem is scheduled to next face Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, world No. 27, who defeated Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 6-3.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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