Fabulous Fabbiano stuns Thiem in US Open first round
Thomas Fabbiano reacts after beating Dominic Thiem in the first round on day two of the 2019 US Open tennis tournament in New York August 27, 2019. — Picture by Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters
The fourth-seeded Austrian’s blistering serve yielded 14 aces but it was not enough to overcome the 30-year-old Fabbiano, whose fearsome forehand helped him save nine out of the 10 break points he faced. “I beat a top-10 guy in Wimbledon and another one here,” said Fabbiano, who upset world number eight Stefanos Tsitsipas in their first-round meeting at the All England Club in July.Thiem said he was fatigued after the second set and that he was “far away from 100per cent.
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