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Dominic Thiem faces satellite fig 47 Ben Shelton successful the 2nd round| Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 28 August-10 September |
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Dominic Thiem won his archetypal Grand Slam lucifer successful much than 2 years with a straight-set triumph implicit Alexander Bublik astatine the US Open.
However, Thiem enactment successful a coagulated show to bushed 25th effect Bublik 6-3 6-2 6-4.
"I couldn't person wished for a amended spot similar present with each the memories," helium said.
Thiem's past triumph astatine a Grand Slam came astatine the 2021 Australian Open, wherever helium reached the 4th round.
The 29-year-old had mislaid successful the archetypal circular successful his past six Grand Slam appearances.
However, it was fitting that helium recovered his signifier successful New York, the metropolis wherever helium fought back to bushed Alexander Zverev and assertion a long-awaited large title.
"Today is beauteous special. It means a batch to maine that this archetypal Grand Slam triumph aft this wounded happened present astatine the US Open," Thiem added.
"It was my archetypal large wounded connected my wrist, which is precise important for my game. It conscionable took clip to retrieve and to get the assurance backmost successful the wrist."
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Thiem had faced a tricky hostile successful Bublik, who marked his champion tally astatine a Grand Slam with a fourth-round showing astatine Wimbledon, but the Kazakh struggled for consistency.
He deed 17 treble faults successful an error-strewn performance, with Thiem serving retired the lucifer astatine the 2nd effort to acceptable up a gathering with rising American prima Ben Shelton.
"The Grand Slam triumph successful 2020 unluckily came without the assemblage (due to Covid-19 protocols) truthful I'm ace blessed that each the fans are back," helium said.
"I anticipation I tin marque different bully tally with each the vigor from the crowd."
Later connected Monday, Novak Djokovic plays his archetypal US Open lucifer since 2021 arsenic helium kicks disconnected his run connected Arthur Ashe Stadium against satellite fig 84 Alexandre Muller.
On Louis Armstrong Stadium, seventh effect Stefanos Tsitsipas takes connected erstwhile Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic who is making his comeback to the athletics this summertime aft astir 2 years retired owed to injury.
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