Nadal Thiem Us Open 2018

September 4 2018 rafael nadal waves to fans after winning against dominic thiem during the 2018 us open.

Nadal thiem us open 2018. Defending champion rafael nadal dug deep to win the longest match of this year s us open in a classic five set quarter final against dominic thiem which finished at 2 03am local time. Reigning champion and top seeded rafael nadal beat ninth seeded dominic thiem in an epic bruising quarterfinal that lasted nearly five hours and finished in. The match ended at 2 04 a m with nadal surviving 0 6 6 4 7 5 6 7 7 6. Rafael nadal outlasts dominic thiem in five set us open thriller.

Dominic thiem has had a long wait in the shadows for an opportunity to win a grand slam. The 32 year old who is the only player to advance to the last eight at all four majors in 2018 defeated thiem in this year s roland garros final to lift his 17th grand slam trophy. By euan mckirdy cnn. For thiem tuesday s quarter final offers a chance to avenge a defeat by nadal in his first grand slam final at june s french open.

He lost both french open titles to rafael nadal and the australian open to novak. Spain s rafael nadal in action during the quarterfinal match against austria s dominic thiem at the us open tennis tournament in new york on september 4 2018. Thiem s gritty us open win. Photo by usta garrett ellwood nadal who retired after the second set of his semifinal against 2009 champion juan martin del potro was the only player to reach the semis at all four majors in 2018.

He is trying to tie john mcenroe for fourth in the open era with four us open triumphs. Updated 0957 gmt 1757 hkt september 5 2018. Rafael nadal beats dominic thiem in an epic. In the end nadal won 165 total points to thiem s 171.

The four hour 49 minute marathon fell short of the longest match in.