Thiem, the Austrian seventh seed, goes on to face either 2016 champion and 12-time major winner Novak Djokovic or Italy's world number 72 Marco Cecchinato for a place in Sunday's final. German second seed Zverev simply ran out of gas, paying a heavy price for needing three successive five-set matches to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final. His Roland Garros marathon also left him physically drained -- he needed his left thigh strapped in the second set. A double break took the 24-year-old Austrian to 4-1 in the second set before Zverev needed a medical timeout for a leg injury. There was no coming back for the big-hearted German who was quickly down 4-0 in the third before Thiem wrapped up the affair.

Source: The Nation Bangkok June 05, 2018 14:48 UTC