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MELBOURNE — Dominic Thiem will get another chance to win his first major championship after defeating Alexander Zverev, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4), in a taut men’s semifinal at the Australian Open on Friday night.
Thiem, a 26-year-old Austrian, will play the world No. 1, Novak Djokovic, in Sunday’s men’s final. It will be first time the two have met in the last match of a Grand Slam event.
Thiem’s win over his German rival was hard fought, but featured plenty of surprising errors and tense, uneven play. Zverev, 22, raced out in front, dominating behind powerful serving and deft precision.