Sascha Zverev and Dominic Thiem are about to clash in the Australian Open semifinal to get the right to challenge the great Novak Djokovic for the title. The German and the Austrian are great friends and it will be special for them to share the court on a such an important occasion.
During the press conference that followed his fantastic win over Rafael Nadal, Dominic commented:
“We’re good friends. I’m happy for him, as well, that he’s playing so good here. He made his breakthrough at a Grand Slam. We have no secrets from each other. We played so many times, also on very special occasions already, at the ATP Finals, semi-finals, Roland Garros quarter-finals. It’s a nice rivalry we have. It’s great that we add an Australian Open semi-final to this one.”
It’s interesting to notice that both Dominic and Sascha share also the love for soccer. Last year Dominic and Sascha had the great opportunity to pay a visit to the FC Barcelona.
What do @AlexZverev & @ThiemDomi both love outside of tennis?
In April 2019, they took the time to visit @FCBarcelona âš˝
Tonight, these two will be playing off for a spot in the #AusOpen final! pic.twitter.com/PxlXDxR8TV
— ATP Tour (@atptour) January 31, 2020
Zverev at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Now the world no.7, Zverev has a 5-3 win-loss record in 2020. Alexander is playing at the moment at the Australian Open where he ousted Marco Cecchinato 6-4 7-64 6-3, Egor Gerasimov 7-65 6-4 7-5, Fernando Verdasco 6-2 6-2 6-4, Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-4 6-4 and Stan Wawrinka 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-2.
Alexander Zverev will take on Thiem in the semifinal. The head to head is 6-2 for Thiem.
Zverev won 11 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 5 on clay courts and 3 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Thiem at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Now the world no.5, the Austrian has a 6-2 win-loss record in 2020. The Austrian is now playing at the Australian Open where he defeated Adrian Mannarino 6-3 7-5 6-2, Alex Bolt 6-2 5-7 6-75 6-1 6-2, Taylor Harry Fritz 6-2 6-4 6-75 6-4, Gael Monfils 6-2 6-4 6-4 and Rafael Nadal 7-63 7-64 4-6 7-66.
Dominic Thiem will come up against Zverev in the semifinal. The head to head is 6-2 for Thiem.
Thiem won 16 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 10 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem played each other 8 times. The head to head is 6-2 for Thiem.
The last time that they competed against each other, Dominic Thiem won 7-5 6-3 in the semifinal in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2019.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
