Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem have battled 11 times so far on the main tour with Novak winning 7 times. However, it’s interesting to notice that Djokovic won his first career title in Amersfoort (Holland) after beating Thiem’s actual coach Nicolas Massu in the final 7-6 (5) 6-4. This was just the beginning for Novak that at 19 years of age started that season in the 83rd position in the rankings.
In the same year, Novak Djokovic reached his first slam quarterfinals at the Roland Garros before retiring agaisnt Rafael Nadal in the quarters and he won his 2nd event in Metz.
Djokovic to be a top5 player
After losing to Novak in the final, Nicolas revealed already at that time that the Serbian was destined to greatness to say:
“I thought he’ll surely be in the future in the Top 5 in the future. He had it all: the game and a winning mentality.”
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Novak Djokovic in 2020
Now the world no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 29th of February when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Dubai to win his 79th career title.
At the moment, this season Novak has a 18-0 win-loss record. Novak clinched 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Dubai.
Dominic Thiem in 2020
Now the world no.3 (career-high), the Austrian played his last match on the 22nd of February when he lost to Gianluca Mager 7-64 7-5 in the quarter in Rio De Janeiro.
Dominic Thiem’s most significant result of this season was reaching the final at the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem played each other 11 times. The head to head is 7-4 for Djokovic. The last time that they locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the final in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 2nd of February 2020.
