Novak Djokovic endured an extremely tough loss to Dominic Thiem in the semifinal of the ATP Finals. The Serbian champion was widely considered as the favorite to win the match (and the tournament), but eventually he couldn’t capitalize on a strong 4-0 lead in the 3rd set tiebreak. Thiem won 6 consecutive points (6-4) before winning the breaker at 5.
Novak is well-known for being an extremely gracious loser and he didn’t disappoint after losing to Dominic to post the following message:
“Well done Dominic. You showed guts when you were down in the third set tiebreak and you deserved the win. It was a pleasure competing with you once again. Amazing match. “
Novak Djokovic in 2020
Ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 21st of November when he surrendered to Dominic Thiem 7-5 6-710 7-65 in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals.
Currently, this season Djokovic has a compiled 41-5 win-loss record. The Serbian clinched 4 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai, in New York and in Rome. Djokovic was the finalist at the French Open.
Thiem in the Nitto ATP Finals, ranking, and results in 2020
At the moment ranked no.3 (career-high), Dominic has a compiled 25-8 win-loss record in 2020. Dominic ended his run in the round robin after defeating Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-710 7-65.
Dominic Thiem will square off with Medvedev in the final. The head to head is 3-1 for Thiem.
The Austrian conquered 1 title in 2020 at the U.S. Open. Dominic was the finalist at the Australian Open.
Thiem won 17 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 10 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem played each other 12 times. The head to head is 7-5 for Djokovic. The last time that they locked horns, Dominic Thiem won 7-5 6-710 7-65 in the semifinal in London (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 21st of November 2020.
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