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After losing three Grand Slam finals on Sunday at the US Open in New York, there is much to be said for Dominic Thiem’s triumph. The flight occurred without an announcement.
For the fourth time in his career, Dominic Thiem will contest a Grand Slam final on Sunday (10pm, live on Servus TV, Eurosport). At the US Open in New York, which takes place in front of empty lines due to the coronavirus pandemic, Lower Austria stands in the way of the game for the first major trophy, Germany’s Alexander Zverev. Thiem will enter this match as a favorite. Why? He has more experience on the big stage than his opponent four years younger, leads in direct comparison with 7-2 wins, and has made a stronger impression over the course of the tournament, but especially in the semi-finals.
That Thiem would launch such a successful career at Flushing Meadows wasn’t really predictable two weeks ago. Following the restart of the tour with the tournament moved from Cincinnati to New York and the painfully clear 2: 6, 1: 6 loss to Serbian tennis world number 32 Filip Krajinović, there was great uncertainty in the Thiem team. The 27-year-old was unable to maintain his good form from the summer exhibitions, and no other player had played so many games before the tour was resumed. Lower Austria had won 25 of 28 games in entertainment tournaments between Kitzbühel and Nice.
For comparison: semi-final opponent Daniil Medvedev did not play a single preparatory match. Thiem’s hard-won self-confidence was lost for inexplicable reasons. Eurosport expert Boris Becker even suspected that Thiem might have played too many games during the tournament break.
