Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas are going to face off in the 1st match of this year’s ATP Finals. Dominic had a successful run in 2019 at the Finals. Unfortunately, that ended with a heartbreaker as he lost in the final match to Stefanos after bowing in the tiebreak of the decider.
Nevertheless, Thiem enjoyed an outstanding 2020 despite the mayhem caused by the Coronavirus. Indeed, Dominic had another huge disappointment during the Australian Open when he lost the final against Novak Djokovic after he was in firm control of the match. However, the Austrian sensation managed to finally clinch his first major after inflicting some pain to his dear friend Sascha Zverev in the US Open final. The German ace had the opportunity to serve out for the match, but eventually Dominic found the solution to conquer the American slam. Later, the world n.3 disappointed at the Roland Garros when he lost in the quarters to Diego Schwartzman.
The injury
Thiem lost yearly (quarters) in the home event in Vienna, struggling with a nasty blister. Eventually, Dominic had to withdraw also from Paris, but his condition should be good on the occasions of the finals.
Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas played each other 7 times. The head to head is 4-3 for Thiem. The prediction is Thiem winning in 3 sets.
Dominic Thiem in 2020
Ranked no.3 (career-high), the Austrian played his last match on the 30th of October when he lost to Andrey Rublev 7-65 6-2 in the quarter in Vienna.
At the moment, this season the Austrian has 22-7 match record. Thiem conquered 1 title at the U.S. Open. Dominic was the runner-up at the Australian Open.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2020
Ranked world no.6, Stefanos played his last match on the 3rd of November when he surrendered to Ugo Humbert 7-64 6-76 7-63 in the 2nd round in Paris.
At present, this year Stefanos has a 26-12 match record. The Greek has won 1 title in Marseille. Stefanos reached the final in Dubai and in Hamburg.
