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Tennis star Dominic Thiem can look back on a strong 2020 season. Statistics show the Austrian’s enormous nerve strength.
“From a sporting point of view, it was extraordinary for me. With the first Grand Slam title I fulfilled my lifelong dream. That is why 2020 will always have a great place in my heart,” Dominic Thiem said after the final. lost in ATP. Finals against Daniil Medvedev (RUS).
His record is impressive: Thiem won his first Grand Slam tournament of the season at the US Open, which was severely curtailed due to the corona pandemic. He was also in the final of the Australian Open and the ATP Finals. Thiem won more than six million dollars in prizes. His coach Nicolas Massu says: “Dominic played very well, especially in the big tournaments.”
Not only in the big tournaments, but also in the crucial phases. This is demonstrated by a look at the current annual statistics of the ATP. Thiem won 74.1 percent of the games that went into a decision set. This shows the great nervous strength of the 27-year-old Austrian, which he demonstrated recently in London in the victories against Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Only one player is better in this statistic: Rafael Nadal. The 13-time champion from Paris even won 83.3 percent of the deciding set matches. For comparison, the statistics of other top stars: Novak Djokovic (SER, 61.9%), Alexander Zverev (D, 56.3%), Daniil Medvedev (RUS, 55.2%) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (GR, 45.9%).
