Wimbledon 2020 was canceled, the 2020 French Open was postponed and so was the US Open, but tennis’s mega season is back. The 2020 US Open is progressing without much trouble and with brilliant tennis, despite some of the stars retiring due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Some athletes have called the biosecurity bubble “jail,” but those who are theirs to show off their skills have done so independently. The 12 days of the hard court event are finished and dusted off and we have our final 4 finalists for the summit clash of the men’s and women’s individual event.
Men’s tennis is going through an exciting time. The absence of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal had given Novak Djokovic a threat-free route to claiming his 18th Grand Slam title, but he ruined it due to an unlikely outburst that disqualified him from the event entirely. The Serbian accidentally hit a linesman on the neck, ending her trip to New York.
That also means a new Grand Slam winner in men’s tennis in 6 years. Marin Cilic of Croatia was the latest Grand Slam winner at the 2014 US Open. With Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev beating their respective opponents Dannil Medvedev and Pablo Carreño Busta on Saturday, a new champion of Grand Slam events is just matter of time. Thiem from Austria and Zverev from Germany will surely have sleepless nights, although a good sleep will be a must for their recovery.
“I have a great friendship and rivalry with Sascha. If I win, I have the first one. If not, I will probably have to call Andy Murray to tell him what it’s like to be 0-4”, Dominic Thiem, who lost in the final. of a Grand Slam 3 times before, he said.
Thiem is the number 3 player in the world in the ATP rankings and is second in the tournament, while Zverev, seventh in the world, is in fifth place.
Alexander Zverev. Dominic Thiem.
2020 #United States Open final.
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– US Tennis Open (@Usopen) September 12, 2020
On the other hand, the women’s singles finalists, fourth-seeded Naomi Osaka and unseeded Victoria Azarenka will shut their horns to further glorify their already stupendous achievements. In particular, both Osaka and Azarenka are two-time Grand Slam champions.
After an uneasy start against compatriot Misaki Doi, Osaka got into the rhythm and reached the final after beating hometown hopeful Jennifer Brady in the semi-final. On the other hand, Victoria Azarenka surprised the 23-time Grand Slam champion in the ‘Battle of the Mothers’ to reserve the spot in the final. Serena Williams had looked dodgy throughout the tournament, stealing victories in the final moments, but the Belarusian’s brilliance forced her green color to fade in the end.
Osaka will seek to repeat history and win the title again, just as she won it in 2018 at Flushing Meadows on August 13, while Victoria Azarenka will seek to make mothers around the world proud and put a strong statement up front. of tennis fans doing what Serena Williams couldn’t do once again.
The finals feel @naomiosaka | @ vika7 #United States Open pic.twitter.com/yJWQBtEQSQ
– US Tennis Open (@Usopen) September 11, 2020
