After two five-set battles in the first three rounds of the US Open‚ SA’s Kevin Anderson just did not have enough in his armoury to escape the fourth round on Sunday night. Austria’s Dominic Thiem‚ more noted for his ability on clay‚ ousted the No 5 seed 7-5 6-2 7-6‚ to make his first grand slam quarterfinal outside of the French Open. Anderson battled to cope with Thiem’s ability to move him side-to-side with his pounding forehand in particular‚ while the Austrian also played a number of deft drop shots. The Austrian No 9 seed also stood 10m behind the baseline on Anderson’s first serve throughout the match‚ negating his huge pace. It was Thiem’s first win over Anderson at his seventh attempt. All previous six meetings were also on hard courts. Thiem produced a stunning service exhibition‚ winning 91% of points on his first serve and never giving up a break point. Anderson did not have a look-in against a man playing one of the best matches of his career. The 24-year-old (Thiem tur...
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