Dominic Thiem involved in the two best matches of the season
ATP has chosen the six best matches of the year . In the thick of it all is Dominic Thiem , who was involved in the two best games of the season - and won both.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Dec 03, 2019, 04:00 pm
The social media rolled over with superlatives, Dominic Thiem spoke after the meeting of the best match of his career - the preliminary round match against Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals, the Austrian with 6: 7 (5), 6: 3 and 7: 6 (5) won, thrilled the masses. And also the ATP.
The men's organization chose this game for the best game of the season. But that was not enough, Thiem took second place in the ranking of the ATP - and this match went to the world ranking fourth. In the final of Indian Wells against Roger Federer Thiem brought by the 3: 6, 6: 3 and 7: 5 victory his first ATP Masters 1000 title.
The podium will be completed by Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinals of the ATP-500 event in Washington. In this, the Australian sat down after defending a match ball with 6: 4, 3: 6 and 7: 6 (5), to then in the final match against Daniil Medvedev to get the title.
Thiem, Federer, Djokovic, Zverev
The ATP Finals final between Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas was ranked fourth. In this two duels dueled, which should be even higher up in the ranking in the coming years. Finally, Tsitsipas won the last ATP match of the year with 6: 7 (6), 6: 2 and 7: 6 (4) and crowned himself King of London.
The games Novak Djokovic vs. Fifth and Six came in fifth. Juan Martin del Potro (Rome quarterfinal) and Alexander Zverev vs. Roger Federer (Shanghai quarterfinal). Both Djokovic and Zverev should reach the final after their victories, but both had to settle for the smaller trophy.