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For the first time in his career, Alexander Zverev is contesting a Grand Slam final, the first involving German men in 17 years. In the US Open final against Dominic Thiem of Austria, the professional German tennis player wins the first two sets, but Thiem keeps the next two.
1:24 am: Zverev strikes loudly forward, shoots in Russian and makes his way to 2-1.
1:19 am: Wow! A backhand pass in a class of its own brings Zverev’s break balls that he uses directly. The burger comes out again immediately. “Come on,” he yells out loud.
1:15 am: Very bitter for Zverev. Thiem fights for a break from him because he’s currently thinking too much and making too many mistakes. Even in the semi-finals it was the German who turned the game into sets after 2-0.
1:10 am: After almost three hours, Dominic Thiem turned the thing over here. The score is 2: 2 and the decision must be made.
01.07 am: Zverev again hits the felt ball with full force on the second serve. In a very difficult service game, however, he double-faulted again. A right hand back to the net gives Thiem the break at 5: 3.
00:58 am: Zverev has eight to one unforced errors on his side in the fourth sentence. However, the level of play is worthy of a final. Thiem introduces himself again.
00:54 am: With a crazy rally, Thiem gets two break balls. But Zverev can equalize on debut, although the first serve no longer regularly flies to the field. With two strong forehand shots he still grabs the 3: 3.
12:48 am: The Austrian makes the best impression and easily wins his service game to 3-2.
Thiem is getting stronger.
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12:44 am“Anyone who says Zverev is not comfortable on the net has no idea about tennis,” says Becker. With great volleys, the German number one puts it 2: 2.
12:41 am: Thiem now with fewer mistakes, Zverev has to fight. 2: 1 for the Austrian.
12:37 am: Both players play their service games safely. 1: 1 in the fourth set.
12:27 am: A slight mistake by Zverev gives Thiem two set balls, another abandonment wins the set. Take a deep breath, dial.
12:23 am: In a very exciting service game with an incredibly tight hawk-eye decision, Thiem wins the 5: 4. Now Zverev has to deliver, otherwise the sentence is gone.
12:17 am: Bad luck with the edge of the net, Zverev has to start with his own serve. Then he hits the field with a second serve at over 200 km / h and ties at 4: 4.
00.11 am: Thiem puts everything now. After 0:30 he hits the German with the balls. But then another mistake and it’s about debuting. A strong forehand longline from the Austrian gives him a chance to win the game, which was eventually sealed by a mistake by Zverev. 4: 3 for Thiem, the level increases.
00:05 am: Beautiful half volley save from Zverev: The Burger equals 3: 3.
00.01 am: Thiem leads 3: 2! Zero tells Zverev that he hasn’t eaten anything here.
Alexander Zverev can win the US Open if he stays focused.
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11:59 pm: The Austrian fights for several breakballs. Initially, Zverev is always there. But Thiem uses breakball number four. Everything opens up again. “The first hit to the pit of the stomach for the hamburger,” judged Boris Becker.
11.49 pm: Best rally of the final: Was this the decisive match on the way to your first Grand Slam title? With a beautiful backhand, Zverev lands two break balls. But Thiem can make up for the debut. But then the Austrian makes two mistakes, Zverev gets the important break in the third set at 2-1.
23.44: Both players now take nothing, even if the pressure of course is on Thiem. 1: 1 in the third set.
11:38 pm: This is a completely different game now. Thiem is just starting the game, this is how it feels. Zverev thinks so, but saves himself to win the set. The German clenches his fist, he knows that the next sentence will be very difficult.
11.31 pm: Now the Austrian is here! With zero he wins the next service game. It is the so-called change of momentum that both players can now clearly perceive. Zverev only leads 5: 4, but now he can make the catch on his own serve.
Zverev also has to fight hard now.
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11:29 pm: With a series of double errors, Zverev brings Thiem back into the game. The Austrian uses his first break ball with a forehand volley to make the 3: 5.
11:22 pm: Thiem can defend himself from three prepared balls and shorten them. But now Zverev hits and will probably not allow his sentence to be lifted. The German remains damn calm.
11:16 pm: Zverev offers nothing. The rallies are extremely short, the score is 5: 1.
11.12 pm: Wow, nobody expected that. After less than an hour, Zverev is already 4-1 in the second set. After another break, he now even has his own toilet. Everything is going too fast for Thiem.
11:07 pm: For the first time, Zverev’s serve is also faltering – after a few double errors, it’s all about making his debut. Then the German can once again rely on his strong first serve. Thiem angrily hits his thigh with his bat, Zverev gets it 3: 1.
11:02 pm: Zverev lands a break ball with a strong forehand longline. Then Thiem makes a simple forehand. What’s going on here? This is not number three in the world as you know it. Again the German number one takes the lead with a break.
10:57 pm: Zverev responds in just one minute. The German serves very well and does it 1: 1.
Dominic Thiem continues to fight for his form.
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10.55 pm: Thiem is fighting. His first service game in the second set takes a long time. Once again he knocks out a backhand, again a double fault is allowed. In the end, however, he manages 1-0.
10:47 pm: Zverev lands the first set with an ace. “Tennis can be so easy when you know how to do it,” Becker praised the German. Thiem is not in the game yet and leaves some opportunities.
10:43 pm: Eurosport reporter Matthias Stach reveals: Thiem has seven pairs of shoes with him. After all, it can be a long evening. The Austrian has to make his debut again, commits his third double fault and takes the second break. 5: 2 for Zverev after just 25 minutes.
10:38 pm: Zverev wins his service game again to zero. The 23-year-old is very focused and serves hard.
10:34 pm: Thiem is nervous and makes some mistakes. It quickly stands at 0:30. But the Austrian improves quickly and just pops his head out of the loop on debut. Zverev still leads with a break.
10.30 pm: Zverev confirms the break with a game to zero: 3: 1. The German seems very dominant.
10:27 pm: Zverev works two break balls in Thiem’s second service game. The Austrian can still defend against the first, then the German attacks with a volley. Zverev leads 2: 1 and is ahead with break.
10:22 pm: Even Zverev does not show any nervousness, Thiem throws some aces in the ears and wins his first service game. It is 1: 1.
10:20 pmThiem wins the first service game with relative ease.
10:17 pm: Here we go. Thiem served.
10:15 pm“You walk on the clouds,” Becker says of how it feels to wake up the next morning as a Grand Slam winner: “That changes your life!” Of course, the game will again take place without spectators. “Normally you need the atmosphere. Then the passion arises. Whoever enters the game faster now will be decisive,” said the tennis legend. “He hates losing,” Mischa Zverev says of her brother in a live broadcast. The players are now participating, the tension mounts.
10.09 pm: “Before a final like this, everything goes through your head: where you come from, how you have played the tournament so far,” explains Boris Becker, Eurosport television expert. Zverev and Thiem now enter the court with their suitcases. “It will be the most difficult game for me at this US Open,” said the German shortly before the start of the final.
10:05 pm: What headlines did the New York tournament make this year? Cancellation of big stars before the tournament, the disqualification of Djokovic, racism debates, crown rules and dissatisfied professionals in the bubble. Let’s especially look forward to today’s great tennis. German coach Thomas Tuchel of Paris St. Germain sends a video message: “After PSG against Bayern, the next big final!”
10:01 pm: Austrian Thiem, who had already played twice at the French Open and once in Australia for his first Grand Slam title, now wants to finally do it on the third try. In this tournament, the 27-year-old appeared in top form, only gave up a single set and can be traded as a favorite in the final. As world number three, he is a particular threat to Zverev, because his record against the top ten players in the Grand Slam tournament is terrifying: zero wins, seven losses. In a direct comparison, Thiem leads with seven to two.
9:55 pm: “I couldn’t believe it when I fell 2-0 down, and that’s as a favorite. I didn’t even know what was happening, but I knew I had to play better tennis. I’m in my first Grand Slam -Finals, that’s the most important thing” , said Zverev after the show of force in the semifinal against Spanish Pablo Carreño Busta. The German had to come back in the quarterfinals after a disastrous first set. “I kept calm”, he commented on his return in the semifinals: I am relatively physically fit. It had to happen somehow. ”
9.45 pm: Good evening from the Big Apple. Hello, Zverev fans. Hello Austria. For the first time in 17 years, Alexander Zverev, a German men’s tennis professional, reached the final of a Grand Slam tournament. The 23-year-old is even the first finalist for the German Men’s US Open in 26 years. At that time Michael Stich lost in three straight sets against Andre Agassi. In 1989 Boris Becker was able to win the tournament, Angelique Kerber triumphed in the women’s competition in 2016. The last opponent waiting for Zverev at Flushing Meadows is the Austrian Dominic Thiem, a good friend. The two met in the semifinals of the Australian Open: it was the first in a Grand Slam tournament for the German. At that time, Thiem managed to win, today Zverev wants to win the second great title of his tennis career after winning the 2018 ATP Finals.
