Thiem fought hard in Melbourne — Aussie world No. Dominic Thiem staged a remarkable comeback to seal his first Grand Slam title at the fourth attempt as he battled back from two sets down to defeat Alexander Zverev 2 … Improved positioning has resulted in better volleys and fewer unforced errors. He made a crucial breakthrough in the eighth game of the fourth set before serving it out to send a drama-filled final into a deciding set shoot-out. Zverev has struggled to find anything like his best form for most of this tournament but swung freely and aggressively to take it to Thiem, who seemed nervous. The victim of the third-seeded Austrian’s fierce backhand and super-quick court coverage under the new roof on Court Philippe Chatrier was No. Others have said the months-long hiatus was bad for their game. The 2015 champion, Stan Wawrinka, fell to French wild card Hugo Gaston, who wrapped up the 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 win with spectators’ cries of “Hugo! Then it was Zverev's turn to nose ahead, breaking for a 5-3 lead when Thiem sent a down-the-line backhand wide and leaned over, gasping for air. The ploy doesn’t just work against baseliners. Thiem could barely walk but he finally grabbed the chance to step out of the shadows of his illustrious contemporaries to claim his maiden Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows. Now, the 27-year-old is in his second-straight hard court Grand Slam final, and we take a look at what’s working for him. It was ironic that in the biggest match of his life against Alexander Zverev, he relied a lot on his backhand slice in key moments, lengthening rallies as the match wore on. But, on court, the U.S. Open champion is adjusting just fine to the peculiarities of what is the last Grand Slam tournament in a pandemic-hit year. The 45th-ranked Garcia advanced to next face third-seeded Elina Svitolina, who beat the last of 12 Russians in the women’s draw, Ekaterina Alexandrova, 6-4, 7-5. The Austrian formed a new entourage which ran him ragged. She has lost only 13 games, not dropped a set and beat Canadian wild card Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-2 in the third round. The runner-up last year and in 2018, both times to Rafael Nadal, advanced to the fourth round for the fifth consecutive time, with another straight-set victory in this week’s first encounter in Paris between seeded men. Like most clay specialists, Thiem used to play from well behind the baseline on hard courts. Chilean Nicolas Massu would improve his ward’s positioning and style during the daily on-court session.
The next two games went with serve before the second seed carved out his first break of serve of the match.
In the five-set quarterfinal loss to Nadal in New York two years ago, Thiem came in 31 times, winning 21 points; a success rate of 68 per cent. Thiem traded Tour Finals group wins with Federer in 2018 and 2019, losing the former with a net point success rate of 41% (7 of 17) and winning the latter with 78% (14 of 18). Zverev had the trophy in his sights when he broke for 2-1 but Thiem, encouraged by his coach, Nicolas Massu, somehow found a second wind to hit back immediately. Long after early bird Thiem was done, Nadal also marched on in his pursuit of a 13th French Open title and record-tying 20 major overall. The shots on the hardcourt are flatter, the serves more aggressive. The Austrian pushed Rafael Nadal to five sets in the 2018 US Open classic, won his first Masters title last year against Roger Federer at Indian Wells and finished the season with wins over both the Swiss and Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals. If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware. News, Comment & Analysis @RazMirza. World no. Thiem quickly set up a third opportunity and this time it went his way as Zverev's backhand landed wide of the mark. In January, he defeated Nadal in the Australian Open quarterfinal in four sets, where he won 26 of 33 net points (79%). Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android, Dominic Thiem claimed his first Grand Slam title at the US Open, As well as leading by two sets to love, Zverev also served for the match in the fifth set, Cavani, Telles, Diallo and Pellistri join Man Utd, Transfer window: Winners, losers, and inbetweeners, Arsenal sign Partey from Atletico for £45m, US Open: Dominic Thiem defeats Alexander Zverev in epic men's final, Osaka defeats Azarenka to win second US Open, Serena confirms she will play at French Open, Serena out of Italian Open with Achilles problem, Djokovic's US Open default adds to damaging year, We would like your feedback, please fill in our survey. When he is in full flight, the 17-time tour-level champion is capable of blasting through any opponent.
The 19-year-old Anisimova had beaten the 2018 champion in straight sets in the quarterfinals last year. Korda won 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 to become the first qualifier to reach the men’s fourth round since Alejandro Falla in 2011. Still, waking up in the players’ bio-secured hotel at 7 a.m. for the first match on Chatrier, he was taken aback that dawn had yet to break, as it would have done in May. With Djokovic, Nadal and Roger Federer, the sport's big three, all absent from final weekend this year, tennis now has a new Grand Slam champion in Thiem for the first time since Marin Cilic clinched the title here in 2014. Dominic Thiem Slow Motion Backhand & Forehand ... - YouTube Thiem’s strong upper body now helps him impart both force and spin with his backhand, and opponents can no longer target his one-hander with high forehands. But he proved no match for Nadal’s overpowering clay-court game. At 5-5 Zverev buckled on serve, firing long on his forehand on break point to hand Thiem his chance to serve out the match, but not before the Austrian called for his trainer for a thigh massage. Zverev broke down in tears during the post-match ceremony. Thiem carried his form onto the GreenSet Plexicushion courts at the Australian Open and has got only better on US Open’s faster Laykold surface. He still plays deep but has shifted slightly forward in recent times, often rushing in and converting chances. Another way to prevent getting this page in the future is to use Privacy Pass. As a result of that I had pretty good results in the late stages of the season,” Thiem said last year. Korda and his third-round Spanish opponent Pedro Martinez reached the main draw via the qualifying tournament. Dominic Thiem (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔmɪnɪk ˈtiːm]; born 3 September 1993) is an Austrian professional tennis player. 28 Casper Ruud by 6-4, 6-3, 6-1. The rest of his matches were at least four-set affairs, save the only straightforward three-setter fourth-round clash against Gael Monfils.
His career-high ATP ranking is world No. Two double faults from Zverev handed his opponent the mini-advantage before the German saved two championship points. A tenacious Thiem sensed the fear in Zverev's arm to wrestle away the momentum. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Sebastian Korda, Nadal’s next opponent, is the 20-year-old son of 1998 Australian Open champion Petr Korda. Thiem, who saved break points in each of his first four service games, fought his way back into the first set by targeting Ruud’s backhand under a closed roof on the new Court Philippe-Chatrier.
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