Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev are widely considered as the “next ones” among the new generation to win a slam after the dominance of the Big3. however, this is not happening at least as yet.
Becker about the nextgen struggling to win a slam
During a recent chat with Eurosport, Becker stated that the youngsters didn’t manage to win any slam so far because of 2 reasons. First, the big3 are simply too good and consistent. Second, probably they are not good enough yet.
“Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic are incredibly strong and have been doing so consistently for almost 15 years. On the other hand, young players might not be good enough. In my generation, there were 20 and 21-years old players who won Grand Slam tournaments,” he said.
Thiem close to winning a slam
Dominic Thiem has already played 3 slam finals at the Roland Garros (2018 and 2019) and the Australian Open (2020). While Nadal was just too good in both finals in Paris, the Austrian had a strong chance to win the major in Melbourne this year when he was leading Djokovic for 2-1 sets in the final with the Serbian completely out of sorts during that match. Eventually, the world no.1 managed to tap to his legendary mental strength to win the encounter 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4.
FANTASTIC Djokovic claims his 8th Australian Open title after a great final vs. Thiem
Tsitsipas, Zverev and their runs at the majors
Stefanos Tsitsipas stated that he felt to be close to winning a slam after he triumphed at the ATP Finals in 2019. However, his dream to conquer a major was shattered by Milos Raonic that defeated him in straight-sets as early as in the 3rd round in Melbourne. Recently, the Greek admitted that it was a mistake to put too much pressure on him.
Sascha Zverev has a strange relationship with majors. The German has won many prestigious titles such as the ATP1000 in Rome, Madrid, and Montreal. He also conquered the ATP Finals in 2018, but he has never managed to go beyond a semifinal in a major.
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Dominic Thiem in 2020
Now the world no.3 (career-high), Thiem played his last match on the 22nd of February when he was defeated by Gianluca Mager 7-64 7-5 in the quarter in Rio De Janeiro.
Dominic Thiem’s most significant result of the present season was getting to the final at the Australian Open.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2020
Ranked world no.6, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 7th of March when he overcame Jeson Patrombon 6-2 6-1 in the Rubber 4 of the Davis Cup.
Currently, this season the Greek has a 11-5 win-loss record. Stefanos conquered 1 title in Marseille. Tsitsipas was the finalist in Dubai.
Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas played each other 7 times. The head to head is 4-3 for Thiem. The last time that they played each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-76 6-2 7-64 in the final in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2019.
Here the highlights.
Alexander Zverev in 2020
Ranked world no.7, Alexander played his last match on the 26th of February when he lost to Tommy Paul 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Acapulco.
Alexander Zverev’s most significant accomplishment of the year was getting to the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
