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Austria's Dominic Thiem in action during the third place match against Russia's Karen Khachanov at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Reuters
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Russia's Karen Khachanov in action during the third-place match against Austria's Dominic Thiem at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Reuters
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Austria's Dominic Thiem in action during the third place match against Russia's Karen Khachanov at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Reuters
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Russia's Karen Khachanov in action during the third-place match against Austria's Dominic Thiem at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Reuters
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Austria's Dominic Thiem in action during the third place match against Russia's Karen Khachanov at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Reuters
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Russia's Karen Khachanov in action during the third-place match against Austria's Dominic Thiem at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Reuters
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Austria's Dominic Thiem in action during the third place match against Russia's Karen Khachanov at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Reuters
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Russia's Karen Khachanov in action during the third-place match against Austria's Dominic Thiem at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Reuters
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Austria's Dominic Thiem in action during the third place match against Russia's Karen Khachanov at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Reuters
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Russia's Karen Khachanov in action during the third-place match against Austria's Dominic Thiem at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Reuters
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Austria's Dominic Thiem in action during the third place match against Russia's Karen Khachanov at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Reuters
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Russia's Karen Khachanov in action during the third-place match against Austria's Dominic Thiem at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Reuters
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Austria's Dominic Thiem in action during the third place match against Russia's Karen Khachanov at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Reuters
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Russia's Karen Khachanov in action during the third-place match against Austria's Dominic Thiem at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Reuters
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Austria's Dominic Thiem in action during the third place match against Russia's Karen Khachanov at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Reuters
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Russia's Karen Khachanov in action during the third-place match against Austria's Dominic Thiem at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Reuters
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Austria's Dominic Thiem in action during the third place match against Russia's Karen Khachanov at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Reuters
Karen Khachanov hails 'positive three days' at Mubadala World Tennis Championship after beating Dominic Thiem
Russian downs Austrian opponent 6-4, 4-6 and then 10-3 in champion's tie-break as he shifts focus to Australian Open
Graham Caygill
29 December, 2018
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