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| Andy Murray beats Dominic Thiem to move into Miami Open semi-finals | Andy Murray beats Dominic Thiem to move into Miami Open semi-finals |
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| Andy Murray overcame a spirited challenge from Dominic Thiem to reach the semi-finals of the Miami Open on Wednesdaynight. | Andy Murray overcame a spirited challenge from Dominic Thiem to reach the semi-finals of the Miami Open on Wednesdaynight. |
| Unseeded Thiem, 21, was playing in his first Masters quarter-final but showed no signs of nerves against the 2009 and 2013 champion. The Austrian took the first set and fought back from a break down in the second before Murray, the third seed, showed his experience to take the tie to a decider before outlasting his opponent to seal a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory. | Unseeded Thiem, 21, was playing in his first Masters quarter-final but showed no signs of nerves against the 2009 and 2013 champion. The Austrian took the first set and fought back from a break down in the second before Murray, the third seed, showed his experience to take the tie to a decider before outlasting his opponent to seal a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory. |
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| Murray, who will face Tomas Berdych or Juan Mónaco in the last four, wrapped up his 500th career win on Tuesday made an unconvincing start against the Thiem, ranked No52. He was broken on his second service game, with Thiem then holding to love to march into a commanding 4-1 lead. | |
| Murray forced a break point when his opponent served for the set but Thiem took the attack to the Scot and the strategy reaped rewards. Murray sent a backhand pass into the net and Thiem took the first set at the second attempt. | Murray forced a break point when his opponent served for the set but Thiem took the attack to the Scot and the strategy reaped rewards. Murray sent a backhand pass into the net and Thiem took the first set at the second attempt. |
| The world No4 then raced into a 3-0 lead at the start of the second set. Thiem, though, showed no sign of abandoning his big-hitting instincts and, as Murray’s first-serve percentage dipped, took advantage to break back in the seventh game. Yet having worked hard to level the set at 4-4, Thiem then collapsed after a couple of unforced errors allowed Murray to take the match to a third set. | The world No4 then raced into a 3-0 lead at the start of the second set. Thiem, though, showed no sign of abandoning his big-hitting instincts and, as Murray’s first-serve percentage dipped, took advantage to break back in the seventh game. Yet having worked hard to level the set at 4-4, Thiem then collapsed after a couple of unforced errors allowed Murray to take the match to a third set. |
| Murray then had the bit between his teeth and some disciplined play allowed him to break Thiem in the fourth game of the final set, ending the youngster’s resistance. Murray broke again en route to winning the last five games and was finally able to seal victory in just under two hours. | Murray then had the bit between his teeth and some disciplined play allowed him to break Thiem in the fourth game of the final set, ending the youngster’s resistance. Murray broke again en route to winning the last five games and was finally able to seal victory in just under two hours. |
| Murray, who paid tribute to Thiem, did not feel he was below-par in the first set but was relieved he was able to raise his performance levels thereafter. | Murray, who paid tribute to Thiem, did not feel he was below-par in the first set but was relieved he was able to raise his performance levels thereafter. |
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| “He’s such a powerful guy. When he’s dictating points and inside the court, you end up doing a lot of running. It’s tough,” Murray told Sky Sports 1. | “He’s such a powerful guy. When he’s dictating points and inside the court, you end up doing a lot of running. It’s tough,” Murray told Sky Sports 1. |
| “I felt like in the first set, I actually played decent. I played a bad game on my serve to get broken, but apart from that I was actually hitting the ball quite well. I was just not returning well enough when I needed to. | “I felt like in the first set, I actually played decent. I played a bad game on my serve to get broken, but apart from that I was actually hitting the ball quite well. I was just not returning well enough when I needed to. |
| “I managed to get a few more returns in play at the end of the second set and in the third I was a lot more confident on my return, especially on the first serve, and that made a huge difference.” | “I managed to get a few more returns in play at the end of the second set and in the third I was a lot more confident on my return, especially on the first serve, and that made a huge difference.” |