Thiem into Rio quarters, Raonic’s run continues at Delray Beach
Dominic Thiem was pushed again before advancing to the Rio Open quarter-finals.
Dominic Thiem survived another test to reach the Rio Open quarter-finals, while Milos Raonic’s run at Delray Beach continued on Thursday.
Thiem, playing his first tournament since reaching the Australian Open final, was pushed by Jaume Munar before winning 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-4 on the clay in Brazil.
The Austrian top seed, who won the ATP 500 event in 2017, needed two hours, 41 minutes to advance, having also dropped a set in his opener.
Thiem will face Gianluca Mager in the quarter-finals after the Italian qualifier’s 6-3 7-6 (7-5) victory over Joao Domingues. He will be n°3 in the world if he goes to the semis.
Incoming…
THIEM ROCKET!
: @TennisTV | @RioOpenOficial | @ThiemDomi pic.twitter.com/z2rOSBxhoQ
— ATP Tour (@atptour) February 21, 2020
Borna Coric moved into the last eight courtesy of a 6-3 1-6 7-6 (7-5) win against wildcard Thiago Seyboth Wild.
The fifth seed will meet Lorenzo Sonego, who upset second seed Dusan Lajovic 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5).
At the Delray Beach Open, Raonic – the 2017 runner-up – served 11 aces in a 7-5 6-3 win over Cedrik-Marcel Stebe that sent him into the quarter-finals.
Seed number is through
@milosraonic defeats Stebe 7-5, 6-3 and sets up a QF encounter against Steve Johnson!#DBOpen pic.twitter.com/mlm01FZuk3
— Delray Beach Open (@DelrayBeachOpen) February 21, 2020
Steve Johnson awaits the Canadian after overcoming 2017 champion Jack Sock 6-4 5-7 6-1.
Frances Tiafoe, the 2018 winner, and Ugo Humbert set up a last-eight meeting with straight-sets victories over Tommy Paul and Miomir Kecmanovic respectively.
