Thiem handles Monfils to clinch 1st trip to Australian Open quarters
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Two-time French Open runner-up Dominic Thiem has beaten Gael Monfils 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 to book a quarterfinal spot at the Australian Open for the first time.
It was Thiem's sixth consecutive victory over the French player, and made him the first player from Austria to make it to the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park since Stefan Koubek in 2002.
Thiem will play either top-ranked Rafael Nadal or Nick Kyrgios in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Thiem has lost the last two French Open finals to Nadal and is 4-13 in their career meetings.
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