“The human drama was unforgettable”

Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem deliver an incredible five-sentence thriller in the US Open final, with a better result for the Austrian. This is what the international press is saying about the New York tennis drama.

“Kronen Zeitung”: «Dominic Thiem wrote the history of Austrian sport in a final that could not be surpassed in terms of drama. September 13, 2020 will always be a public holiday for the 27-year-old Lower Austria. “

“Delivery courier”: «Success and failure are the difference between dream and reality. With Dominic Thiem there is nothing in between, Lower Austria fulfilled a lifelong dream. As the second Austrian after Thomas Muster, who triumphed in Paris in 1995, the Austrian superstar won a Grand Slam title. Like the Styrian at 27 “.

“The team”: «Dream Thiem»

“Le Figaro”: «Thiem, who was trained at the school of the rude Günter Bresnik, a German coach who mainly achieved the promotion of Boris Becker, cultivates a sense of effort and has acquired a reputation as a workaholic under the guidance of his mentor. Legend has it that in 2012, to test their endurance, the Viennese carried logs on their backs, crossed rivers fully clothed and ran through the forest after midnight. “

“Image”: “He already looked like the winner … Zverev’s dream of the destroyed title”

“DOES”: “But just one sentence from the big dream, Zverev was getting more and more nervous. Aggression and evidence were lost, the error rate increased. Since Thiem also remained well below his level, sometimes a finish developed at a moderate level. “

“Eurosport”: «Thiem defeats Zverev in an epic finale! ‹Two gladiators give it their all› »

“Sports world”: “Dominic Thiem, new champion after an epic comeback against Zverev”

“Brand”: “Thiem is the first new face to be crowned at a Grand Slam tournament since Marin Cilic hit the courts at Flushing Meadows six years ago.”

“Daily mail”: “A dramatic tiebreaker in the fifth set heralded the end of the six-year waiting period after which the world of men’s tennis finally had a new Grand Slam champion.”

“Telegraph”: «It was the best and the worst ending. No one will look back on Sunday night’s cabinet piece as the highlight of brilliant tennis. But the human drama (…) was unforgettable. “

“BBC Sport”: “Like Thiem, Zverev also wanted to exploit his much-praised potential by winning a first Grand Slam title. The 23-year-old got off to a confident start to his first big final when he took the lead in straight sets, but some of his weaknesses, especially the tendency to double-mistake under pressure, emerged. “

“The times”: “There was a strange closed-door US Open last night, with a strange result, when a limping Dominic Thiem became the first player to successfully recover from two lost sets in a New York final.”

“Tages-Anzeiger”: “Dominic Thiem, the master of suffering”

“Look”: «It couldn’t be more exciting. For fans at home in front of the TV is difficult to bear. Neither Zverev nor Thiem give the opponent anything. “

“Gazzetta dello Sport”: “In the end, it is Austrian Dominic Thiem who recovered two sets and defeated German Alexander Zverev. A match that rewards the player with more courage and coldness. The fear of winning was too great for both of them, as was the fear of losing that paralyzed the game. Zverev, who has played his best tennis so far in parts, has to be accused of leading with two sets and having a chance to finish the game 5: 3 in the fifth set. “

“Corriere dello Sport”: “Without Djokovic, Nadal and Federer there was a first time at the end. The 150th winner in the history of Grand Slam tournaments is Austrian Dominic Thiem, who defeated German (and his friend) Alexander Zverev in five sets. This is the first time that a player who was two sets behind has won the US Open final. “

«Gazeta Wyborcza»: “The cast of the final was no accident. Thiem has been traded as Nadal’s successor in the dominant clay court role for years. Thanks to the collaboration with former Olympic champion Nicolas Massu, he has also developed decisively on fast surfaces. Zverev has delighted people with his extraordinary talent for several seasons. But he’s regularly disappointed with the slams. “