Barry Cowan believes Dominic Thiem is going to be put into the bracket of a future Grand Slam winner after becoming the youngest winner of a match at the ATP World Tour Finals for seven years. Thiem kept alive his hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Finals with a 6-3 1-6 6-4 victory over Gael Monfils on Tuesday. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half Thiem lost his opening group stage match against Novak Djokovic, but the Tour Finals debutant could still make the last four after seeing off unpredictable Frenchman Monfils at Londons O2 Arena. The 23-year-old will need to defeat Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic in his last group match on Thursday to reach the semi-finals. Murrays service syndrome over? Andy Murrays service syndrome may be a thing of the past It was Andy Murray who beat Fernando Verdasco as a 23-year-old back in 2009, and now the future bodes well for emerging star Thiem, says Sky Sports Tennis analyst Cowan.Ever since I saw him when he played Andy Murray in Rotterdam, Ive always seen someone whos not only got a big game but someone who is very level headed. Weve seen his progression this year, which has been exceptional, he said. A few days after meeting Jose Mourinho, Dominic Thiem declared himself the lucky one after beating Gael Monfils at the ATP World Tour Finals I thought that Thiem would have the mental edge over Monfils because Gael has lacked matches and he needs matches to play tennis under pressure.I thought Thiem showed great perseverance and its clear what a big game hes got. He going to have a very bright future.Hes going to be put into the bracket of a future Grand Slam winner. Thiem steps up to the Sky Pad to talk through his match against Monfils Cowan also underlined the importance of Thiems coach Gunter Bresnik, who has developed the young Austrians game by turning him into a Top 10 player.Hes had more of a sparkle to his tennis, said Cowan. I spoke to his coach Gunter Bresnik and I thought what a great coach to have. Its all about long-term. Thiem beats Monfils in London Dominic Thiem beats Gael Monfils at ATP World Tour Finals He was stressing to me even if Thiems 10-20 in the ranking, then thats fine by me. Its about improving areas of his game.If he is to become a top five player then hes got to improve his returns and serves, but those are two areas theyve targeted.Hes up to eight in the rankings now and hes still got some rough edges. Leif Shiras asks Thiem to guess the shot during his win over Monfils Thiem said it would be a shame if the single-handed backhand died during his pre-tournament conference on Friday, and although it never came as a natural element to his game, Cowan enjoys the fact it works so well for him.I love it, he said. The ability to be able to generate as much pace as he does. And of the eight finalists hes top on average speed of forehand. Heres a guy who can seriously pack a punch off both wings. I think its a seriously exciting future.Check our game-by-game coverage from all group matches at the ATP World Tour Finals in London - including Andy Murray v Kei Nishikori - on skysports.com/tennis, our app for mobile devices and iPad and our Twitter account @skysportstennis.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price! Also See: Thiem beats Monfils in London We will get the dream final Murrays service syndrome over? 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Air Jordan 1 UK Online . -- Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings was selected Monday to his second straight Pro Bowl, while guard Kyle Long made it after a solid rookie season. (STATS) -- With Carson Wentz at the Fargodome for North Dakota States Homecoming Day game against Illinois State on Saturday, Bison quarterback Easton Stick surely wanted to impress his predecessor.Stick passed for three touchdowns in the second quarter as top-ranked NDSU beat No. 18 Illinois State 31-10 before 18,907 in the first meeting between the Missouri Valley Football Conference programs since the 2014 FCS national championship game.While Wentz is pleased to be 3-0 directing the Philadelphia Eagles offense as the No. 2 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, Stick is 12-0 as NDSUs starter, including 4-0 this season. He went 8-0 a year ago when Wentz was sidelined with a wrist injury. Wentz, of course, returned to lead the Bison to their fifth straight national championship win in January.He scored the game-winning touchdown in the final minute of their 29-27 win over Illinois State in the 2014 final.North Dakota State (4-0, 1-0) used explosive plays to take a 28-10 lead by halftime. Wide receiver Darius Shepard scored on a 31-yard jet sweep in the first quarter before Stick connected on three unanswered touchdowns in the second quarter: 65 yards to receiver R.J. Urzendowski, 38 yards to running back Lance Dunn and 35 yards to tight end Nate Jenson.I was so happy in the first half with the big plays we were able to get, head coach Chris Klieman said. I thought Easton was on-point and made some excellent throws, and guys made catches that got us that early lead. Defensively, we were kind of on our heels in the first half and probably needed to play a little bit better.Stick completed 13 of 18 attempts for 256 yards -- one shy of his career-high -- leading an offense that held the ball for 36 minutes, 28 seconds. Linebacker Pierre Gee-Tucker led the defense with seven tackles, one sack, two tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery.The Bisons win was their 75th since the start of the 2011 season. They have lost only five times in that span.Illinois State (2-3, 0-2) suffered its third straight loss, which must be stunning to the Redbirds considering they defeated Northwestern on Sept. 10. Its their first three-game losing streak since 2008 -- the year before Brock Spack became head coach.Jake Kolbe was 23 of 35 for 285 yards and a touchdown in the loss.---=STATS FCS TOP 25 SCHEDULESaturday, Oct. 1All Times ETNo. 2 Sam Houston State (4-0, 3-0 Southland) 63, Stephen F. Austin (3-2, 1-1)Jeremiah Briscoe was 25 of 33 for a career-high 438 yards and a program-record seven touchdowns as Sam Houston made it six straight wins in the Battle of the Piney Woods. Nathan Stewart (five receptions, 183 yards) and Yedidiah Louis (seven receptions, 119 yards) both caught two touchdowns.The game drew a series-record 27,411 to NRG Stadium in Houston.---=No. 4 Eastern Washington (4-1, 2-0 Big Sky) 63, UC Davis (1-4, 0-2) 30Eagles senior Cooper Kupp became the Division I record holder for career receiving yards when he caught 12 passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns. His 5,417 yards surpassed Elons Terrell Hudgins, who had 5,250 yards from 2006-09.Quarterback Gage Gubrud remained red hot, going 33 of 46 for 486 yards and six touchdowns. He also rushed for a touchdown.---=No. 5 Chattanooga (5-0, 3-0 Southern) 37, East Tennessee State (2-2, 1-2) 7Derrick Craine rushed for three short touchdowns and the Chattanooga defense limited ETSU to 132 yards in the Mocs 16th victory in their last 17 Southern Conference games. They are 5-0 for the first time since 1979.---=No. 6 Richmond (4-1, 1-1 CAA) 31, Towson (1-3, 0-2) 28Richmond went ahead 31-28 on David Broadus 2-yard run with 10:16 remaining and held on to even its CAA Football record. Kyle Laulettas 233 passing yards and three touchdowns helped overcome Towson running back Darius Victors four touchdowns.---=No. 7 James Madison (4-1, 2-0 CAA) 43, Delaware (2-2, 0-1) 20Quarterback Bryan Schor led a 607-yard JMU assault with 312 total yards (209 passing, 103 rushing) and four total touchdowns (one passing, three rushing). Khalid Abdullah rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns on only 10 carries.---=No. 15 South Dakota State (2-2, 1-0 Missouri Valley) 52, No. 8 Western Illinois (3-1, 0-1) 14Tight end Dallas Goedert caught four of Taryn Christions five touchdown passes, finishing with eigght receptions for 204 yards.dddddddddddd.WIUs Steve McShane was held to 56 yards on 14 carries.---=No. 9 The Citadel (4-0, 3-0 Southern) 37, Western Carolina (1-3, 0-2) 14While remaining atop the SoCon with Chattanooga, The Citadel ran the ball 84 times for 513 yards. Rod Johnson turned three of his six carries into touchdowns and Reggie Williams racked up a game-high 133 yards.The Bulldogs defense was only on the field for 16:50, but had seven sacks.---=No. 10 Charleston Southern (3-2) 59, No. 14 Coastal Carolina (3-2) 58, 2 OTsSolomon Brown blocked Coastal Carolinas extra point attempt in the second overtime, lifting Charleston Southern to a wild win over its rival. Shane Bucenell threw four touchdowns, including a 15-yarder to Jared Scotland in the second OT, and fellow Buccanneers quarterback Robert Mitchell rushed for two scores.Mike Holloway became CSUs all-time leading rusher with 140 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. He has 2,367 yards in his career.Coastal standout DeAngelo Henderson had 208 yards from scrimmage and scored four times.---=No. 11 Montana (3-1, 1-1 Big Sky) 43, Southern Utah (2-2, 1-1) 20Brady Gustafson passed for 415 yards and four touchdowns and the Grizzlies racked up 605 yards -- their highest total since 2013 -- to defeat the defending Big Sky Conference champion.---=No. 12 Northern Iowa (2-2, 1-0 Missouri Valley) 42, Southern Illinois (2-2, 0-1) 21UNI quarterback Aaron Bailey threw three touchdowns to Daurice Fountain and added a score on the ground. He had 284 total yards (186 passing, 98 rushing).---=Southeast Missouri State (2-3, 2-0 OVC) 21, No. 13 Eastern Illinois (3-2, 1-1) 14SEMO went ahead 21-14 on Jesse Hoskets 45-yard touchdown pass to Marquette Murdock with 11:13 remaining in the third quarter and the lead held up. Hosket accounted for all three Redhawks touchdowns.---=North Dakota (3-2, 2-0 Big Sky) 31, No. 16 Cal Poly (3-2, 1-1) 24North Dakota made it three straight wins as Keaton Studsrud was 15 of 21 for 249 yards and two touchdowns with another score on the ground. With leading rusher Joe Protheroe sidelined with a foot injury, Cal Polys FCS-leading rushing attack was held to a 202 yards -- 161 below its season average.---=No. 17 Villanova (4-1, 2-0 CAA) 42, Elon (2-3, 1-1) 7Villanova rolled to its fourth straight win as quarterback Zack Bednarczyk threw for 270 yards and three touchdowns. The Wildcats time of possession was 40:54.---=New Hampshire (3-2, 2-0 CAA) 21, No. 19 William & Mary (2-3, 0-2) 12William & Marys Kendell Anderson carried the ball 25 times for 168 yards and a touchdown, but the rest of the offense managed only 67 yards. UNH quarterback Trevor Knight had both a touchdown pass and run and the Wildcats held the ball for 35:11, playing before a record home crowd of 21,943..---=No. 20 Youngstown State (3-1, 1-0 Missouri Valley) 30, South Dakota (1-3, 0-1) 20Youngstowns defense limited high-scoring South Dakota to 254 yards and safety Jalyn Powell scored on a 21-yard interception return.---=No. 23 McNeese State (3-2, 2-1 Southland) 38, Nicholls (1-3, 1-1) 13McNeeses James Tabary was 27 of 44 for 376 yards and two touchdowns against one interception. Running back Ryan Ross rushed for only 19 yards, but scored two touchdowns, and he caught nine passes for 110 yards.---=Missouri State (3-1, 1-0 Missouri Valley) 45, No. 24 Indiana State (3-2, 1-1) 24The Bears outscored Indiana State 21-0 in the second half and pulled an upset behind quarterback Brodie Lambert (279 yards, three touchdowns) and running back Calan Crowder (131 yards, three touchdowns). Indiana States Isaac Harker was 35 of 52 for 344 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions in the loss.---=Friday, Sept. 30No. 25 Harvard (3-0) 31, Georgetown (3-1) 17Harvard totaled 535 yards of offense and built a 31-7 lead. Tight end Anthony Firkser caught five passes for a career-high 147 yards and two touchdowns.---=Thursday, Sept. 29No. 22 North Carolina A&T (3-1, 1-0 MEAC) 31, Hampton (1-3, 1-1 MEAC) 9Tarik Cohens career-long 94-yard touchdown run highlighted a 256-yard, three-TD effort in A&Ts MEAC-opening win. The senior increased his career total to 44 touchdowns, a school record. ' ' '