Daniil Medvedev and Dominic Thiem have already played 4 times against each other, with Dominic enjoying a 3-1 win-loss record against the Russian.
However, the pair already clashed when they were juniors. During a recent press-conference, Medvedev recalled what happened back in the days on clay when Dominic annihilated him.
“He was a finalist at Roland Garros, and he came to play this tournament, which was a surprise to everybody,” Daniil recalled. “And for sure I wanted points, it was the main goal. I was the last one to get in and I was telling my friends — because he was already a superstar among juniors — it would be nice to get a lucky loser or wildcard in the first round to try to win and then to get Dominic.
And that’s what happened on clay; he destroyed me two and zero, I think. I think I maybe made a tweener winner. Actually, I lost the memory of this match and he remembered me in some interview about it. And I had a crazy attitude on court, 10 times worse than now, and he told me after the match, ‘You’re going to have a good future maybe, but you need to be a little calmer because I was going crazy.”
Medvedev in the Nitto ATP Finals, ranking, and results in 2020
Ranked world no.4 (career-high), the Russian has an overall 27-10 match record in 2020. Daniil ended his run in the round-robin after defeating Rafael Nadal 3-6 7-64 6-3.
Daniil Medvedev will face Thiem in the final. The head to head is 3-1 for Thiem.
The Russian has won 1 title in 2020 in Paris.
The Russian won 8 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Thiem in the Nitto ATP Finals, ranking, and results in 2020
Now ranked no.3 (career-high), the Austrian has a composed 25-8 win-loss record in 2020. The Austrian ended his run in the round robin after defeating Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-710 7-65.
Dominic Thiem will compete against Medvedev in the final. The head to head is 3-1 for Thiem.
The Austrian clinched 1 title in 2020 at the U.S. Open. The Austrian reached the final at the Australian Open.
The Austrian 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)
Daniil Medvedev and Dominic Thiem played each other 4 times. The head to head is 3-1 for Thiem. The last time that they played each other, Dominic Thiem won 6-2 7-67 7-65 in the semifinal in New York (U.S. Open) on the 11th of September 2020.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Daniil Medvedev and Dominic Thiem |
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