The Latest: Thiem beats Goffin to advance to semifinals
PARIS (AP) The Latest on the French Open (all times local):
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4:10 p.m.
Dominic Thiem advanced to the French Open semifinals by beating David Goffin 4-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4, 6-1.
The two were competing in the quarterfinals of a major tournament for the first time and are also good friends.
The 13th-seeded Thiem won nine straight games when trailing 4-2 in the second set before Goffin finally held serve.
Goffin, seeded 12th, hit himself in the face with the racket during the second set. The Belgian tossed his racket up in the air but failed to catch it.
Thiem, who is from Austria, will face 11-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.
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4 p.m.
Serena Williams' French Open quarterfinal against Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan is being delayed by rain.
The players had been on Court Philippe Chatrier for 10 minutes with the score 1-1 when they walked off.
Play is continuing in the other men's quarterfinal, between David Goffin and Dominic Thiem on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
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3:25 p.m.
Novak Djokovic won the last three games after the briefest of rain delays and moved into the French Open semifinals for a record sixth consecutive year.
Eyeing his first title at Roland Garros to complete a career Grand Slam, the No. 1-seeded Djokovic beat No. 7 Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 on Thursday.
It is Djokovic's 30th career major semifinal. Only Roger Federer, with 39, and Jimmy Connors, with 31, have participated in more in the Open era.
If Djokovic can win this French Open, it would give him four consecutive Grand Slam titles, something no man has done since Rod Laver won all four in 1969.
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3:15 p.m.
Novak Djokovic and Tomas Berdych have resumed their French Open quarterfinal after a brief rain delay.
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3:10 p.m.
Novak Djokovic's French Open quarterfinal against Tomas Berdych is being delayed by rain.
Djokovic won the first two sets 6-3, 7-5, and they are even at 3-3 in the third on Court Philippe Chatrier.
Play is continuing in the other men's quarterfinal, between David Goffin and Dominic Thiem on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
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1:25 p.m.
Play is under way at the French Open under heavy clouds and with the rain in the forecast.
Top-seeded Novak Dkokovic is first up on Court Philippe Chatrier on Thursday, playing his quarterfinal against No. 7 Tomas Berdych.
In the other remaining men's quarterfinal, No. 12 David Goffin of Belgium is facing No. 13 Dominic Thiem of Austria on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
If the weather holds, the last two women's quarterfinals will be contested later: defending champion Serena Williams against Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan, and No. 8 Timea Bacsiszky of Switzerland against Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands.