Thiem reaches first Tour-level semi-final in 14 months
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 [July 23, 2022] (Reuters)
- Former world number three Dominic
Thiem reached his first Tour-level semi-final in 14 months at the
Swiss Open in Gstaad on Friday, as the Austrian looks to step up his
comeback from a wrist injury that sidelined him for nine months.
The 2020 U.S. Open champion had been out of action after injuring
his wrist in June 2021 and could not defend his title at Flushing
Meadows.
Thiem, who has dropped to 274 in the rankings, defeated qualifier
Juan Pablo Varillas 6-4 6-3 at the ATP 250 claycourt event in Gstaad
and will face second seed Matteo Berrettini in Saturday's
semi-final.
"Tomorrow I can go into the match free, trying to do my best," Thiem
said in his on-court interview.
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Austria's Dominic Thiem in action during his first round match
against Bolivia's Hugo Dellien REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
"When I travelled to Bastad last week I didn't
expect to reach the quarter-finals there and then the semi-finals
here. It is really, really good and I am happy with the progress."
Thiem is aiming to win in Gstaad for the second
time following his triumph in 2015.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Davis)
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