Thiem Tames Shanghai Finalist Coric To Reach Paris QFs

Dominic Thiem reached the quarter-finals of the Rolex Paris Masters for the first time on Thursday, outlasting in-form Borna Coric 6-7(3), 6-2, 7-5 in two hours and 28 minutes.

The Austrian is trying to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the third consecutive year. If Kevin Anderson defeats Kei Nishikori in the final match of the day in Paris, Thiem will be guaranteed a spot at The O2 in London from 11-18 November.

Thiem is second on the ATP World Tour with 52 match wins in 2018, trailing just Alexander Zverev, who has 54 tour-level victories this year. The sixth seed trailed Coric by a break in the final set, but he was able to reduce his unforced errors to beat the Rolex Shanghai Masters finalist for the third time in four FedEx ATP Head2Head matches, which have all come at Masters 1000 events.

In the next round, Thiem will face Jack Sock, who kept his title defence hopes alive with a 6-0, 6-4 victory against lucky loser Malek Jaziri.

Sock, the 16th seed, claimed his maiden Masters 1000 title at Bercy last year, helping him earn a spot in singles at the Nitto ATP Finals. Sock has booked his spot at The O2 in London from 11-18 November in doubles this year, qualifying with Mike Bryan.

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