3 Things to Know: June 10

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If it feels like Dominic Thiem has been playing every single week this year, that’s because he basically has. The 22-year-old advanced to his eighth semifinals of the season by  overcoming Mikhail Youzhny, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 in Stuttgart. The world No. 7 will get a rematch against Roger Federer, who slipped past Florian Mayer, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (1). Thiem upset Federer in Monte Carlo earlier this year.

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In ’s-Hertogenbosch one of the semifinals will be an all-American affair after Madison Brengle took out Kateryna Kozlova, 7-5, 6-4 and CoCo Vandeweghe beat Evgeniya Rodina, 6-2, 6-2. In Nottingham, 20-year-old Ashleigh Barty is enjoying a second career after abruptly retiring in 2014. As a qualifier, the Australian is into the quarterfinals where she faces top seed Karolina Pliskova. Also in Nottingham, No. 2 seed Johana Konta was knocked out by Sasai Zhen on Thursday.

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After the announcement of Maria Sharapova’s two-year ban, Federer made his stance on the matter crystal clear. “I didn't get into all the details,” he told reporters in Stuttgart. “But I am for zero tolerance ... She of course has the right to defend herself, like anyone ... Whether it's intentional or not, I don't see too much difference. You must be 100 percent about what you are taking, [and] know its effects and consequences. If that's not the case, you must be sanctioned."