Alexander Zverev had a rather adventurous run in the New York bubble. After crashing out in the opening match of the Western & Southern Open at the hands of Andy Murray, he managed to go all the way to the final at the US Open.
Sascha lost an “impossible” final after being 2 sets and a break up and he failed to serve out the match when leading 5-3 in the decider. The German champion also imploded in the tiebreak after leading 2-0 and he couldn’t have a final and decisive rush when the breaker was locked on a 6-all scoreline.
During the final ceremony, the world no.7 couldn’t hold his tears to also reveal that his parents could not be with him in New York as both tested positive to the Coronavirus.
Both Zverev’s parents are negative
During the press conference that followed the final, Sascha was asked about the health situation of his parents. Zverev confirmed that both parents are fine and actually they are both negative. In addition, he added that his emotions were related to the loss of this incredible final as he was really struggling with his speech.
Alexander Zverev in 2020
Ranked no.7, Zverev played his last match on the 13th of September when he lost to Dominic Thiem 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-66 in the final of the U.S. Open.
Alexander Zverev’s most significant result of the present year was getting to the final at the U.S. Open.
Dominic Thiem in 2020
Now the world no.3 (career-high), Dominic played his last match on the 13th of September when he defeated Alexander Zverev 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-66 in the final of the U.S. Open to win his 17th career title.
At present, this year Thiem has a 16-5 win-loss record. Dominic conquered 1 title at the U.S. Open. Dominic was the finalist at the Australian Open.
Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem played each other 10 times. The head to head is 8-2 for Thiem. The last time that they played each other, Dominic Thiem won 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-66 in the final in New York (U.S. Open) on the 13th of September 2020.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
