Dominic Thiem becomes 1st Austrian to reach US Open singles final

Dominic Thiem became the first Austrian to reach the finals of the US Open.

New York: Dominic Thiem became the first Austrian to reach the finals of the US Open.

In the semi-final match against Russia's Daniil Medvedev, Thiem secured a 6-2, 7-6, 7-6, victory through straight sets win.

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"After the first set, it could easily have been two-sets-to-one down. I played my best tennis at the ends of the sets, and both tiebreaks were amazing," US Open's official website quoted Thiem as saying.

"Tiebreaks are really mentally a tough thing. I don't like them at all, to be honest," he added.

Earlier in the day, German tennis player Alexander Zverev came back from two sets down to secure a dramatic 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3, US Open semi-final win over Pablo Carreno Busta. With this win, Zverev became the first German man to reach the US Open singles final since Michael Stich in 1994.

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Thiem will play fifth-seeded Zverev in the US Open final on Sunday. (ANI)