Dominic Thiem (Austria), a former world No. 3 player in men's tennis, won a straight victory in the Swiss Open singles quarterfinals on the 22nd, finishing in the top four for the first time in a year and two months. rice field.


Thiem won the US Open in 2020, but he missed nine months from June 2009 due to a wrist injury and is currently ranked 274th worldwide. The Swiss Open is aiming for the second victory since 2015.


In the quarter-finals, Thiem faced Juan Pablo Barajas (Peru), who won from qualifying, taking the first set 6-4 and winning the second set 6-3. He will meet with second-seeded Matteo Berrettini (Italy) in the semi-finals.


"I never thought I'd go to the semi-finals here. It's really great and I'm happy with this progress," Thiem said in an interview on the court.