Dominic Thiem overcame Alexander Zverev and brief rain and lighting delays to become the first male Australian Open finalist born in the 1990s, setting the stage for a match against Novak Djokovic on Sunday.
The Austrian Thiem dispatched the German Zverev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) in a battle between two of tennis’ next-generation stars looking to break up the Djokovic-Rafael Nadal–Roger Federer grasp on Grand Slam titles dating to the start of 2017.
Zverev had two set points on Thiem’s serve in the third frame.