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Patna : World No 38 Fernando Verdasco, 35, Spain, stunned World No 4 Dominic Thiem, 25, Austria, and World No 13 Karen Khachanov, 22, Russia, on May 16, 2019, to enter the quarter-finals of Italian Open at Rome, Italy.
Verdasco first beat 5th seed Dominic Thiem, Austria, in three-sets in the second round 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 coming from behind and then defeated World No 13 Karen Khachanov, the 11th seed, in three-sets 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in the Round of 16 at Foro Italico, Rome, Italy. Thiem has won Barcelona Open and Indian Wells Masters titles besides reaching the semi-finals of Madrid Open final in 2019.