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News now | New York – United States (Reuters)
Dominic Thiem clinched his first Grand Slam title with a massive lift, defeating German Alexander Zverev 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6 in a thrilling US Open final on Sunday.
Thiem, the 27-year-old World Cup numbered third, started the match and is the favorite to win, having lost three finals in the big tournaments, but seemed to miss a golden opportunity after losing the first two sets.
But in the end, Thiem rose to his feet, becoming the first player to win a Grand Slam title after losing his first two sets since Gaston Gaudio at the 2004 French Open.
The tension appeared on Thiem, who lost just one set on his way to the final, initially losing 5-1 in the second set, and after losing the first set it looked like he would face a new nightmare.
Thiem began to gradually recover and win the third set, narrowing the gap and rekindling his hopes for a successful lift-off.
Zverev stumbled 4-3 down in the thrilling fourth set to allow Tim to equalize and move into the fifth set.
Thiem, who suffered a muscle injury, trailed 5-3 in the final set, but relied on strong shots from the baseline to level the playing field and reach the tiebreaker.
Thiem missed two chances to resolve the match as he advanced 6-4 in the tiebreaker, but when the third came Zverev fired the ball out of bounds and the match ended at four hours and two minutes into play.
Thiem, who became the second Austrian to win a major title after Thomas Muster’s success at the 1995 French Open, said: “It’s amazing how our journey was until I got to this moment and I really hope there are two winners. I think we both deserve it. “
Thiem has previously lost in the last two French Open finals to Rafael Nadal and lost to Novak Djokovic in this year’s Australian Open final.
Thiem became the first player in men’s competition, born in the 1990s, to win a Grand Slam title, and also became the first player, in addition to the big three Nadal, Djokovic and Roger Federer, to win. a major title since Stanislas Wawrinka won the 2016 US Open.
Nadal decided not to participate due to health problems related to the Covid-19 pandemic, and Federer suffers an injury while Djokovic participated in New York before being excluded last week for hitting the ball in the follow-up to the streak.
