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The third-place Austrian player, who was also a finalist last year, edged out world leader Novak Djokovics in a nearly three-hour battle in three sets. The second set of the high-quality battle brought unheard of excitement, the Belgrade player left two balls unused in 6: 5, and then his rival from Wiener Neustadt fired four balls in short, bringing in 22 (!) Ball runs , while Djokovics played the fourth.
In the final set tie-break, the Serbian tennis player, who underperformed after a 4-0 lead, has been able to lift the World Cup five times so far, but has never triumphed since 2015.
Thiem’s winner at this year’s US Open will be either Spaniard Rafael Nadal or Russian Danyiil Medvedev in Sunday’s final. Defeated first in group fights in two shortened games.
The Jubilee, Fiftieth ATP World Championship is held behind closed doors due to the coronavirus epidemic, not even the linesmen, and his total prize has dropped from $ 9 last year to $ 5.7 million.
ATP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
FINAL
Dominic Thiem (Austrian, 3) – Novak Djokovic (Serbian, 1) 7: 5, 6: 7 (10-12), 7: 6 (7-5)
then:
9:00 pm: Rafael Nadal (Spain, 2.)–Danyiil Medvedev (Russian, fourth)
(MTI)
(Cover image: Tpn / Getty Images Hungary)
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