Dominic Thiem is going to face his dear friend Alexander Zverev in the US Open final after defeating Daniil Medvedev in straight sets. However, things got extremely complicated by the end of the second set as the Austrian sensation got injured to his Achilles. Eventually, Dominic managed to finish the match, but there are some obvious doubts about his injury.
After the semifinal, Dominic admitted that he was struggling with his leg, but he could finish the match. He was not sure if the adrenaline helped or the change of the shoes was a key factor.
In the interview that followed the semifinal, Thiem commented:
“My heel started to hurt after a wrong step. It was really hurting but I changed the shoe with a different insole. I’m pain free now. I hope it’s not just the adrenaline and the foot feels good tomorrow.”
Both Dominic Thiem and Sascha Zverev decided not to play the Internazionali d’Italia in Rome after their long run in New York.
Thiem at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Ranked no.3 (career-high), the Austrian has a 15-5 win-loss record in 2020. Dominic is now having a run at the U.S. Open where he toppled 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 reached the final at the Australian Open. The Austrian 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
Ranked world no.7, the German has a 12-6 win-loss record in 2020. Alexander is now competing at the U.S. Open where he defeated 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.
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 locked horns, Dominic Thiem won 3-6 6-4 7-63 7-64 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 31st of January 2020.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
