Federer falls short in clay court return, as Thiem wins through to Madrid semi-finals Globe_Sports
Roger Federer, from Switzerland, reacts after losing a point during the Madrid Open tennis match against Dominic Thiem, from Austria, in Madrid, Spain, Friday, May 10, 2019. A day after saving two match points at the Madrid Open, Federer squandered two match points himself in the quarter-finals against Dominic Thiem on Friday, losing 3-6, 7-6 , 6-4.
The fifth-seeded Thiem, runner-up in Madrid the past two seasons, will next face top-ranked Novak Djokovic, who didn’t have to play his quarter-final after Marin Cilic withdrew because of food poisoning. The other semi-final will be between Stefanos Tsitsipas and five-time Madrid champion Rafael Nadal. Tsitsipas defeated defending champion Alexander Zverev 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, while Nadal cruised past Stan Wawrinka 6-1, 6-2.
Thiem has won the past two matches he played against Djokovic, who got the day off because of Cilic’s withdrawal.
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