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Tennis: Thiem falls to Italian qualifier Mager in Rio quarter-finals

January 29, 2020. Austria's Dominic Thiem celebrates after winning his quarter final match against Spain's Rafael Nadal. REUTERS

Top seed Dominic Thiem missed a chance to pass Roger Federer and become the world's third-ranked player when he was knocked out of the Rio Open by Italian qualifier Gianluca Mager in a rain delayed quarter-final match on Saturday.

Mager, 25, completed the victory 7-6(4) 7-5 after leading 2-1 in the second set when play was halted on Friday.

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