Dominic Thiem´s Impressive Best against David Ferrer

Feb 21, 2016, 10:53
Dominic Thiem´s Impressive Best against David Ferrer

Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to Nicolas Almagro of Spain, during a Rio Open tennis match, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016. Seeded two, Ferrer overcame the loss of the opening set to beat fellow countryman Albert Ramos 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 and set up a meeting with Thiem in the last eight.

Uruguay's Cuevas denied the 29-year-old Spanish left-hander his 100th career ATP final by outlasting 14-time Grand Slam champion Nadal over three hours and 28 minutes on his beyond red clay surface.

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Nadal easily advanced into the final four stage of the tournament after quarterfinal opponent Alexandr Dolgopolov retired hurt before the match with a shoulder injury.

Fifth seed Dominic Thiem booked his spot in the semi-finals of the Rio Open after cruising past second seed David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2.

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He won all of his matches in straight sets albeit difficulty against Argentina's Federico Delbonis, who gave the Uruguayan a hard earned semifinal slot. Last week, Thiem beat the world number five Nadal in the semi-finals on his way to winning the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires.

He will now face Guido Pella for a place in the final.

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Again, those delegate allocation rules mean that a one-vote Trump victory is as good as a 100 percent Trump victory. The race between Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Florida Senator Marco Rubio remained too close to call as of 9 p.m.

On the women's side of the ATP-WTA event, Petra Martic of Croatia defeated No. 6 Lara Arruabarrena 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 to reach the semifinals.

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