Updates: Thiem Leads Schwartzman At Roland Garros

Third seed Dominic Thiem, the two-time Roland Garros finalist, leads No. 12 seed Diego Schwartzman of Argentina 6-7(1), 7-5, 7-6(6) in their quarter-final on Tuesday.

Schwartzman, appearing in his fourth major championship quarter-final, recovered from 2-4 down and played a near perfect first-set tie-break. He then recovered from 1-3 down in the second set, including a 15-minute hold at 4-4, before Thiem struck a hammer blow. Thiem saved one set point at 4-5 in the third set, which featured eight breaks of serve.

The winner will play Spanish second seed and 12-time champion Rafael Nadal or Jannik Sinner of Italy.

Thiem saved the first break point of the match, in the opening game, and went on to open up a 4-2 advantage, before Schwartzman broke back and was supreme in the tie-break, winning the first five points.

Thiem immediately regrouped to take a 3-1 lead in the second set, but hit his fifth double fault to hand Schwartzman the sixth game. At 4-4, Schwartzman dealt Thiem a psychological blow, saving seven break points in a 15-minute hold.

But a forehand miss from Schwartzman on top of the net, with Thiem serving at 4-5, 15/30, proved to be pivotal. It shook up the Austrian, who broke for a 6-5 advantage for a way back into the pair’s ninth ATP Head2Head meeting. The titanic 68-minute second set ended with Schwartzman, often seen scurrying behind the baseline, striking a backhand into the net.

Thiem appeared set to break clear when he clinched the first game of the third set, which incredibly featured eight breaks of serve. Schwartzman opened up 3-1 and 5-3 leads, but forehand errors, on both occasions, cost the Argentine. Thiem, struggling on serve throughout, gifted Schwartzman a set point at 4-5, 30/40, but the Argentine over-hit a backhand and came under pressure in the next game, when he was broken after striking a backhand long.

Thiem, serving for the set, was then broken to 15, but won five straight points from 0/1 in the tie-break. Schwartzman saved two set points from 4/6, but Thiem made it third-time lucky at 7/6 with a smash winner. .

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