Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev will fight against each other in the final of the U.S. Open for the 10th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 4 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dominic Thiem who should win in 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dominic Thiem is the pick to win this match.
Dominic Thiem -> 1.4
Alexander Zverev -> 3.26
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Prediction and head to head Dominic Thiem vs. Alexander Zverev
This will be the 10th time that Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev square off. The head to head is 7-2 for Thiem (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
Dominic Thiem
Ranked no. 3 (career high), Thiem got to the final after beating 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.
In the semifinal, Dominic had a good straight sets win against Medvedev (6-2 7-67 7-65). During the match Thiem scored 128 points vs Medvedev’s 112. The Austrian was very aggressive to blast 53 winners.
Talking about the service games, Thiem recorded 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Dominic Thiem was extremely efficent on serve to win 79% (53/67) of his 1st serve and 55% (26/47) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Austrian broke Medvedev 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Dominic has conceded 1 set in this event to win 57% of the points he played.
Thiem has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 67% of his matches (414-206). 13-4 on hard in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Thiem has a 116-76 record in the last years on hard.
Thiem’s best result of the current year was getting to the final at the Australian Open .
Dominic has a 15-5 win-loss record in 2020, 13-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the U.S. Open
The Austrian lost in the 1st round to Thomas Fabbiano.
Alexander Zverev
Ranked no. 7, Alexander got to the final after defeating 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.
In the semifinal, The German had a tough win against Carreno-Busta to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-3). During the match Zverev scored 149 points vs Carreno-Busta’s 138. Alexander was very aggressive to blast 67 winners.
Talking about serving, Zverev buried his opponent with 24 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Alexander Zverev lost the serve 7 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Zverev put 62% of his first serves in, winning 78% (67/86) of the points behind his 1st serve and 37% (19/52) on the 2nd serve. Alexander broke Carreno-Busta 8 times after converting 36% of his break points (8/22).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zverev has conceded 6 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Zverev’s best result of the current season was getting to the semi-finals at the Australian Open and at the U.S. Open .
Alexander has a 12-6 win-loss record in 2020, 12-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the U.S. Open
Zverev lost in the 4th round to Diego Sebastian Schwartzman.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Thiem | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Set | 16 | 24 |
| Tot Games | 146 | 236 |
| Pts | 531-408 | 793-683 |
| Total Points | 939 | 1476 |
| Winners | 225 | 398 |
| %Winners | 42% | 50% |
Thiem played 5 matches while Zverev competed in 6 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Dominic Thiem conceded 1 set, while Alexander Zverev dropper 6 sets. Thiem has played 8 set(s) less than Zverev (16 vs 24). Therefore, Thiem played 90 games less than Zverev. Dominic scored 225 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The German made 398 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Thiem | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 32 | 116 |
| Avg per match | 6.4 | 19.3 |
| 1st in | 282/461 | 498/736 |
| %1st in | 61% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 225/282 | 398/498 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 96/179 | 102/238 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 43% |
Thiem made 32 aces (6.4 per match). Zverev blasted 116 aces (19.3 per match). Thiem won 80% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Zverev won 80% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 43% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Thiem | Zverev |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 29 | 34 |
| Converted | 29/62 | 34/64 |
| % Converted | 47% | 53% |
| Conceded | 34 | 56 |
| Saved | 26 | 40 |
| % Saved | 76% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 16 |
Dominic broke his opponents 29 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Austrian dropped his serve 8 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded. Zverev broke his opponents 34 times with a 53% conversion rate. Zverev conceded his serve 16 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Thiem | ||||||||
| R1 Antoni Munar Clar |
R2 Nagal |
R3 Cilic |
R4 Auger-Aliassime |
1/4 De Minaur |
1/2 Medvedev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 6-3 ret. | 6-3 6-3 6-2 | 6-2 6-2 3-6 6-3 | 7-64 6-1 6-1 | 6-1 6-2 6-4 | 6-2 7-67 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 26 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 34 | 168 | |
| pts | 78-66 | 97-67 | 110-92 | 100-68 | 96-69 | 128-112 | 609-474 | |
| Total points | 144 | 164 | 202 | 168 | 165 | 240 | 1083 | |
| Winners | 31 | 35 | 53 | 40 | 44 | 53 | 256 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 36% | 48% | 40% | 46% | 41% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 41 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 43/68 | 47/74 | 61/104 | 54/80 | 53/89 | 67/114 | 325/529 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 64% | 59% | 68% | 60% | 59% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 31/43 | 35/47 | 53/61 | 40/54 | 44/53 | 53/67 | 256/325 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 74% | 87% | 74% | 83% | 79% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/25 | 18/27 | 20/43 | 18/26 | 14/36 | 26/47 | 111/204 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 67% | 47% | 69% | 39% | 55% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 32 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 7/15 | 5/10 | 6/14 | 7/13 | 4/10 | 32/72 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 47% | 50% | 43% | 54% | 40% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 41 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 6/8 | 7/8 | 2/3 | 5/7 | 6/8 | 31 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 75% | 88% | 67% | 71% | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Zverev | ||||||||
| R1 Anderson |
R2 Nakashima |
R3 Mannarino |
R4 Davidovich Fokina |
1/4 Coric |
1/2 Carreno-Busta |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 5-7 6-3 7-5 | 7-5 6-78 6-3 6-1 | 6-74 6-4 6-2 6-2 | 6-2 6-2 6-1 | 1-6 7-65 7-61 6-3 | 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 24 | |
| Tot Games | 46 | 41 | 39 | 23 | 42 | 45 | 236 | |
| pts | 140-126 | 143-123 | 131-106 | 94-58 | 136-132 | 149-138 | 793-683 | |
| Total points | 266 | 266 | 237 | 152 | 268 | 287 | 1476 | |
| Winners | 78 | 81 | 58 | 38 | 76 | 67 | 398 | |
| %Winners | 56% | 57% | 44% | 40% | 56% | 45% | 50% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 18 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 116 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 49 | |
| 1st in | 91/135 | 97/129 | 73/116 | 51/77 | 100/141 | 86/138 | 498/736 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 75% | 63% | 66% | 71% | 62% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 78/91 | 81/97 | 58/73 | 38/51 | 76/100 | 67/86 | 398/498 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 84% | 79% | 75% | 76% | 78% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/44 | 11/32 | 22/43 | 13/26 | 17/41 | 19/52 | 102/238 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 34% | 51% | 50% | 41% | 37% | 43% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 34 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 5/10 | 7/9 | 8/11 | 3/8 | 8/22 | 34/64 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 50% | 78% | 73% | 38% | 36% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 56 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 5/5 | 6/8 | 6/7 | 11/15 | 9/16 | 40 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 100% | 75% | 86% | 73% | 56% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |
Head 2 Head
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