![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Temperatures of more than 35 degrees Celsius saw play suspended on outdoor courts at the Australian Open as the Heat Stress Scale reached its highest reading. The German, who revealed this week he actually damaged seven ligaments in his ankle but only three needed surgery, went two sets to one down and came within a game of a first-round exit, but eventually triumphed in five sets and more than four hours. Thiem, who won the 2020 US Open but then plummeted down the world rankings because of a wrist injury, managed just nine games against Rublev in his first main draw match in Australia for two years.īut Alexander Zverev celebrated his return to grand slam tennis after suffering traumatic damage to his ankle at last year’s French Open by dragging his way through a five-set battle on Margaret Court. There was no such luck for one of the draw’s other grand slam champions trying to make his way back from injury though as Dominic Thiem was seen off in straight sets by Andrey Rublev. ![]()
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