ATP Finals: Final! Dominic Thiem pulls the teeth off Alexander Zverev
Dominic Thiem reached the final at the ATP Finals 2019 on Saturday night. Alexander Zverev beat the world ranking five with 7: 5, 6: 3 (the entire match in the LIVETICKER for reading ) and thus fights for the biggest title of his career on Sunday.
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last edit: Nov 16, 2019, 10:53 pm
Then at 19 o'clock Stefanos Tsitsipas stands on the other side of the square. The Greek beat Roger Federer in the afternoon surprisingly clear with 6: 3, 6: 4. Against Tsitsipas Thiem has a 4-2 victory record, most recently Thiem had defeated the youngster in the final of Beijing with 3: 6,6: 4,6: 1. Thiem will improve on Monday, regardless of the outcome of the finals in fourth place and set his best ranking so far.
"It's a big dream that will come true for me, it's one of the most prestigious tournaments, it's surreal," Thiem said of his success. "I took my chance, especially because Alex needed a lot of second serve, especially in the second set, I'm expecting a tough final, I'm very happy, and now I'm feeling physically fit again."
In the first set it was Zverev who was closer to a break. But the 22-year-old could not use any of his two break opportunities. Thiem showed mercilessly in the twelfth game and turned his second break ball to the set win.
In the second round, a break to 4: 2 was crucial, after an hour and 35 minutes, he turned his first match point.
With the entry into his third very grand finale after two French Open finals Thiem has 800 counters for the world ranking safe, as well as a total prize money of 1.322 million dollars. The final is 500 more ATP points plus an additional $ 1.35 million in prize money.