Thiem against Berrettini - High Noon in Berlin
Dominic Thiem and Matteo Berrettini contest the final of the short tournament on Berlin lawn in the Steffi Graf Stadium (from 12 noon live on TV and livestream on ServusTV and Eurosport and in our live ticker). In previous encounters it was always close.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jul 14, 2020, 09:44 pm
If a man deserves a vacation of tennis matches a little earlier than Dominic Thiem, then it is probably Matteo Berrettini. Of course: The Italian has absolutely fewer matches that he has played in the past few weeks than his Austrian final competitor in Berlin, but the past few days have been almost bizarre for Berrettini.
Initially, the 2019 US Open semi-finalist was a guest at Thiem's 7 in Kitzbühel, then traveled to southern France on Sunday to play his last two matches at the Ultimate Tennis Showdown at Patrick Mouratoglou's academy. And to win in a spectacular manner: Both against Richard Gasquet and in the final against Stefanos Tsitsipas, Berrettini went into sudden death, both times "The Hammer" kept the upper hand. By the way, Berrettini lost 1: 3 quarters against Thiem at UTS.
Thiem beats Sinner
Then on to Berlin, where he needed a little bit against Roberto Bautista Agut on Tuesday to get going. But Berrettini won in the Champions tie-break and will meet Dominic Thiem in the final today at 12:00 p.m. Earlier than expected, the organizers had moved the match forward four hours due to the unpredictable weather forecast.
After his hard-won victory against Jannik Sinner in the second set, Thiem has declared himself an underdog against Berrettini, experience on grass is not yet available. There have been four games between the two opponents on the ATP tour so far, the balance is balanced. Thiem won what he considered to be the more important matches, at the French Open 2018 and last autumn on the way to victory in the semi-finals of the Erste Bank Open in the Wiener Stadthalle.
Khachanov replaces Berrettini
For Berrettini, regardless of the outcome of the meeting with Thiem, it will be the last match until the ATP tour is scheduled to resume in mid-August. It is still open whether and how many US tournaments the Italian really plays. The only thing that is certain is that Matteo Berrettini will no longer take part in the second part of the Berlin party: Karen Khachanov has taken his place in the starting field at Tempelhof Airport.
Here are the matches between Dominic Thiem and Matteo Berrettini on the ATP tour
| year | Tournament / topping | winner | Result |
| 2019 | ATP Finale London (hard court / hall) | Berrettini | 7: 6 (3), 6: 3 |
| 2019 | Vienna (Hartplatz / Halle) | Thiem | 3: 6, 7: 5, 6: 3 |
| 2019 | Shanghai (hard court) | Berrettini | 7: 6 (8), 6: 4 |
| 2018 | French Open (sand) | Thiem | 6: 3, 6: 7 (5), 6: 3, 6: 2 |