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Dominic Thiem tied a lot for the ATP final with Tsitsipas, Nadal and Rublew. Jürgen Melzer may surprise you by this in London.
London. To be the best tennis player, you must defeat the biggest opponents. With this attitude, Dominic Thiem should have followed the draw at the end of the ATP season at the O2 stadium in London. The ticket fairy elevated the 27-year-old, world number 3, to the group “London 2020” with Rafael Nadal, last year’s winner Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) and Vienna winner Andrej Rublew.
Thiem played an impressive season on hard court, capped off by the US Open title. Learn about London, Arena, Event ($ 5.7 million in prizes) and the process. The ÖTV star is there for the fifth time and has a chance to return the favor for the lost final. The first service, as quickly as possible, will be decided by returns and reaction.
Thiem’s record against Tsitsipas is 4-3 wins. Lower Austria won five of the 14 matches against Nadal. Going head-to-head with Rublew, for many the top favorite as a five-time tournament winner of the season, is 2: 2.
In the second group of four, “Tokyo 1970”, are world number one Novak Djoković, Daniil Medvedev (RUS), Alexander Zverev (GER) and Diego Schwartzman (ARG). The best two of the group advance. Thiem, who has been there since Wednesday night, will meet Tsitsipas on Sunday (starting at 3pm, Sky live).
The big end
Jürgen Melzer and his French doubles partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin also qualified for the ATP final on Friday by entering the final of the ATP tennis tournament in Sofia. Melzer, 39, is in the “Masters” matchup for the third time after 2010 and 2011. At the end of his career, he will be the new sporting director for ÖTV after the end of the season, and he will surprise one last time. (fin)
(“Die Presse”, print edition, November 14, 2020)
