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Sandgren knocks out Thiem, reaches Australian Open quarters
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) Tennys Sandgren of the United States on Monday battled his way to the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time in his career, at the expense of world No. 5 Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (7-9), 6-3.
The odds were in world No. 97 Sandgren’s favour going into the match, as he had already stunned world No. 8 Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland in Melbourne’s second round, reports Efe.
“I’m starting to disbelieve what is happening now,” Sandgren said.
“But maybe it’s not a dream? He played some really, really great tennis, especially in the fourth set tie-break. Goodness gracious! I knew I had to take my chances and he, from behind the court, would outlast me. I had to stay aggressive and serve well,” the 26-year-old said after the match.
Sandgren needed almost four hours to end Thiem’s best run in Melbourne, earning 179 total points during the match compared to the Austrian’s 168.
This was the second time Thiem fell short of reaching the quarter-finals; in 2017 he was defeated in the round of 16 by David Goffin of Belgium.
Sandgren’s next opponent is to be world No. 58 Hyeon Chung of South Korea, who defeated Serbian star Novak Djokovic in straight sets.
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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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