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Australian Open: Dominic Thiem knocked out by world number 97 Tennys Sandgren

Fifth seed Dominic Thiem has been knocked out of the Australian Open in the fourth round by world number 97 Tennys Sandgren.

The Austrian lost 6-2 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (7-9) 6-3 in three hours 55 minutes.

Sandgren, 26, had never won a match at a Grand Slam before this event and is only the second man in the last 20 years to reach a quarter-final on his Melbourne debut.

The American will play Novak Djokovic or Hyeon Chung in the last eight.