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The impressive and changing finale in New York lasted 4 hours and 5 minutes. Although at the beginning of the game it did not seem that the confrontation of the tennis players would last long, the total dominance of A. Zverev prevailed on the court.
The 23-year-old German, who played for the first time in the final of the “Big Accent” tournament, took advantage of D. Thiem’s nervousness and in the first hour he approached victory in steps of nine steps: his advantage was as high as 6: 2, 5: 1.
Austra began to show signs of life in the second set when they fought back against four opponents. set pointų and lost only the fifth, set down to opponent 4: 6.
At the beginning of the third set, A.Zverev still won the opponent’s innings and seemed to take the lead again, but D.Thiemas quickly rallied from the opponent and, returning to the game, grabbed the bull by the horns in the 10th set. geimewhen he triumphed over his opponent and snatched the fourth set from him.
In the third set, Thiem finally managed to present on the first try – his first submission accuracy doubled, from 37 to 74 percent.
The Austrian, who played with ease, also won the fourth set, during which he did not give the opponent any break-pointo possibilities.
The fifth set turned into a true dogfight, which was more determined not by skills but by the psychological and physical preparation of the tennis players.
The Austrians and the Germans exchanged the winning series of passes from the opponents already in the first games, and there could have been a break in the match in the eighth geime, when A. Zverev won again passing the opponent and took a 5: 3 lead. However, he failed to close the match.
The German made two unforgivable mistakes and allowed Thiem to return to the match, and soon found himself in a series of losses as the Austrian won his third game in a row and led 6: 5. But then the tension was already boiling in D. Thiem.
A. Zverev responded powerfully to the hit of an underperforming oyster winner and restored equality, and the party moved to tie-breaker – The first US Open final in the history of the fifth sets.
In extra time, the obviously exhausted D. Thiem was unable to pass the ball hard, but was rescued by the unforgivable mistake A. Zverev – the German made two double errors.
Although the German managed to eliminate the first two chances to win the title with a score of 4: 6, in the end D. Thiem fell to the ground with joy and triumphed – he managed to win an additional series 8: 6 and win the first trophy of the “Great Accent “of his career.
The 27-year-old Austrian became the first tennis player since 1949 to win the US Open final despite losing the first two sets. Until then, he had lost all three Great Accent tournament finals, including a five-set thriller against Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open earlier this year.
“We’ve known each other since 2014 and we immediately became friends and became furious opponents. We did great things both on and off the pitch. It’s amazing how far this journey has taken us. I wish we could have two winners from this tournament. We deserve it, ”said D. Thiem after the victory, who became the first Austrian to win the Great Accent tournament in 1995, when his compatriot Thomas Muster did.
After winning the US Open crown, the Austrian earned 2,000 ATP points and 3 million. Prize in USD. His opponent received 1,200 ATP points and cut his modest cash catch in half.
“I want to congratulate Dominica on their first Big Accent title. I wish I was more confident and could hold that trophy, but here I am and speaking as the loser of the final, A. Zverev did not lose his balance after the final. – I want to thank to my team for joining me. The last two years have not been easy, but we are definitely moving forward and I look forward to lifting this trophy in the future. “
The German will not have another chance to wait long, as the French Open at Roland Garros kicks off a week later, on September 21.
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