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For Thiem, his 300th ATP individual victory was very special. In the second-set tie-break, the 27-year-old Austrian missed four match balls and used the sixth over an hour later. The US Open winner and finalist from last year is fighting for the title in the final ATP tournament of the year for the second time in a row. Thiem had defeated last year’s winner Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nadal in group games.
Valuable victories for Thiem
As in the previous year, Thiem beat two of the “big three” in the ATP season match, which was worth $ 5.7 million. How much these victories over Roger Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are worth, another statistic shows: it was the fifth victory over “Djoker” in match number 12 and Thiem is the only player besides Andy Murray (GBR) who against the three living legends of the tennis have won at least five. It’s 5: 2 against Federer, 6: 9 against Nadal.
It all comes down to this! Who will win the title? ????@DaniilMedwed | @ThiemDomi | #NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/PlENOq7HGF
– ATP Tour (@atptour) November 21, 2020
€ 861,000 in prize money
With this success, by the way, his fifth out of a current number 1, Thiem has already secured 800 ATP counters and 861,000 US dollars (725,786 euros) in gross prizes. The final is about 500 more points and an additional $ 550,000 for Thiem.
“That was certainly a mental battle. I was so nervous in the second move tie-break,” Thiem said, relieved after writing “300 🙂 Play for the Ocean” on the television camera. “Playing against these legends will always be something special and playing the final here is also very special.” His assumption that he would be more free in the big games after the win at Flushing Meadows, he put down.
Thiem chilling out during this grueling semifinal as … #NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/MfvLB6qKdb
– ATP Tour (@atptour) November 21, 2020
“The party was on the brink”
“After my first big title in New York, I thought I would be a little calmer, but apparently it was a mistake,” he laughed at the O2 stadium, which was empty because of the Corona crisis. “I was as nervous as ever, the game was on the brink. I am incredibly happy to be over.”
Thiem now wants to take the last step in London. “After fighting so hard, obviously I want to try everything to win the title.
Djokovic impressed
Thiem has won five of the last seven games against the “Djoker” and returned the favor by losing in five sets this year in the Australian Open final. And Djokovic was quite impressed: “What he did at 0: 4 in the tie-break was unreal,” said the Serb after his narrow defeat. “I don’t think I played bad. I brought all my first serves. He just hit the balls and it all came in. What can you do?” Djokovic said. “I just have to take off my hat and say ‘Congratulations.’
That victory deserves applause ????@ThiemDomi #NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/A6lvg4Zy6h
– ATP Tour (@atptour) November 21, 2020
New winning face in London
With this loss, Djokovic missed his desired sixth ATP Finals title, which would have tied him with the record of winner Roger Federer. The defeat also secured the next new winner at the “Masters”: neither Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev have triumphed there so far. There will also be the sixth consecutive winner after Djokovic (2015), Andy Murray (2016), Grigor Dimitrov (2017), Alexander Zverev (2018) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (2019).
Thiem vs. Medwedew
Thiem is face to face with Medvedev 3: 1, this year he won at the US Open en route to winning the title in the semi-finals with 6: 2.7: 6 (7), 7: 6 (5). For both players it is the second title of the season.
The Russian won for the first time in the fourth duel with Nadal, thus also corresponding to the defeat in the group stage of the 2019 edition of the final phase of the season of the eight best players.
(Those: APA)
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