Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev eventually decided to join Daniil Medvedev in not playing the Internazionali d’Italia after they reached the US Open final. Their decision will make Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic the absolute favorite to win the Italian tournament.
Thiem and Zverev’s pulling out is not a surprise as the Internazionali d’Italia were scheduled back to back the US Open. Actually, there is a bit of a surprise that Serena Williams hasn’t withdrawn yet from the premier event in Rome after her long run at the US Open. She will probably “use” the event as a sort of training on clay.
Thiem at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Currently the world no.3 (career-high), Thiem has a 15-5 win-loss record in 2020. The Austrian is playing at the moment at the U.S. Open where he ousted Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 7-66 6-3 ret., Sumit Nagal 6-3 6-3 6-2, Marin Cilic 6-2 6-2 3-6 6-3, Felix Auger Aliassime 7-64 6-1 6-1, Alex De Minaur 6-1 6-2 6-4 and Daniil Medvedev 6-2 7-67 7-65.
Dominic Thiem will play Zverev in the final. The head to head is 7-2 for Thiem.
Thiem was the runner-up at the Australian Open.
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)
Zverev at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Currently ranked no.7, Zverev has a 12-6 win-loss record in 2020. The German is currently having a run at the U.S. Open where he beat Kevin Anderson 7-62 5-7 6-3 7-5, Brandon Nakashima 7-5 6-78 6-3 6-1, Adrian Mannarino 6-74 6-4 6-2 6-2, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2 6-2 6-1, Borna Coric 1-6 7-65 7-61 6-3 and Pablo Carreno-Busta 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-3.
Alexander Zverev will play Thiem in the final. The head to head is 7-2 for Thiem.
The German 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)
Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev played each other 9 times. The head to head is 7-2 for Thiem. The last time that they squared off, Dominic Thiem won 3-6 6-4 7-63 7-64 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 31st of January 2020.
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Rafael Nadal in 2020
Currently the world no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 29th of February when he defeated Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-2 in the final in Acapulco to win his 85th career title.
During this season Nadal has a 13-3 win-loss record. Nadal clinched 1 title in Acapulco.
Novak Djokovic in 2020
Now the world no.1, Novak played his last match on the 6th of September when he lost to Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-5 def. in the 4th round of the U.S. Open.
At the moment, this season the Serbian has a 26-1 win-loss record. The Serbian has won 3 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai and in New York.
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic played each other 55 times. The head to head is 29-26 for Djokovic. The last time that they fought against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-2 7-64 in the final in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney (ATP Cup) on the 12th of January 2020.
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