Men's final going to be interesting
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MichaelNadal
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Zverev has no business beating Thiem in 5.
Bhagi Katbamna
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If Zverev plays the same way for the same amount of time that he did today when he lost the first two sets, Thiem will straight set him in that time. Thiem won't get broken serving for the set double break up.
Jack the Hack
Hall of Fame
Thiem leads Zverev 7-2 head to head, including a close 4 set win in the semis of the Australian this year. In the final, I like Thiem again in 4 close sets, but would be happy with any result as long as it's a good match. It's just nice to be getting a new champ!
Third Serve
Talk Tennis Guru
Hoping Thiem will whip his a**, but I could see the match looking like their AO encounter.
Meles Fan.
Professional
Hopefully Zverev spares us from his obnoxious come ons and lets go after every simple point he wins
SinneGOAT
Hall of Fame
Hopefully Zverev spares us from his obnoxious come ons and lets go after every simple point he wins
Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
My top two favorite guys facing off!
Both guys deserve it but Thiem deserves it more!
Both guys deserve it but Thiem deserves it more!
Federer and Del Potro
Bionic Poster
It's 2020. Zverev has that evil power behind him.
Turning Pro
Hall of Fame
Hope Thiem wins. Nothing against Zverev as i like him too but Thiem has been across that net against the 2 GOATS and lost on 3 occasions and was close and is older than Zverev so his time is now i feel!
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Deleted member 770948
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Thiem-Zverev was close at the 2020 AO, Thiem won 36 64 76(3) 76(4).
It is impressive how good Thiem is at tiebreakers, he won 3 tiebreakers in this year's Nadal AO match, and now beat Medvedev with a couple of tiebreakers too.
If Thiem loses this opportunity, it could damage him mentally.
It is impressive how good Thiem is at tiebreakers, he won 3 tiebreakers in this year's Nadal AO match, and now beat Medvedev with a couple of tiebreakers too.
If Thiem loses this opportunity, it could damage him mentally.
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Deleted member 770948
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You can't really beat Thiem by simply extending the rally, so I guess it was for the best that Zverev won, he has enough power to at least make Thiem work.
Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
Exactly
Nadalgaenger
G.O.A.T.
Zverev has game to trouble Thiem but expect Thiem to make him RUN
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Considering this is the furthese Zverev has gone in a slam, and he's worked harder, Thiem should take this. Sad day if he doesn't.
PeoplesChamp
Legend
jm1980
Talk Tennis Guru
I wonder if Thiem will make the smart decision and skip Rome, or if he'll overplay and then lose to Rafa again in Paris
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Deleted member 770948
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Thiem isn't good enough to beat Rafa at Roland Garros, so makes no difference what he does.
Rafa has already beaten Thiem FOUR times at Roland Garros, and plenty more to come.
In fact Thiem needed to win THREE tiebreakers just to beat Rafa at the AO this year 76 46 76 76!
Rafa has already beaten Thiem FOUR times at Roland Garros, and plenty more to come.
In fact Thiem needed to win THREE tiebreakers just to beat Rafa at the AO this year 76 46 76 76!
PeoplesChamp
Legend
Thiem should be left hungry to chase Rafa
Thiem has played so much more than anyone else that I don't think surface change means much to him right now. Normally I'd never say that but these are once in a lifetime situations/conditions. I say skip.
oldmanfan
Legend
Thiem to win 2 slams in 1 month, and is the slammiest of 2020 (2 slems, 1 finals) and YE#1
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socallefty
G.O.A.T.
I think Thiem will win in four sets and I hope at least a couple of the sets are close. Today’s Zverev-PCB semifinal went five sets, but every set was one-sided and boring, The Thiem-Med was a much more interesting match even though it was just three sets.
PeoplesChamp
Legend
That works tooThiem to win 2 slams in 1 month, and is the slammiest of 2020 (2 slems, 1 finals) and YE#1
I'm not picky lol
oldmanfan
Legend
Don't speak too soon. Thiem got shafted at RG19 finals by having to play 4 days in a row while Rafa got a day off before the finals, yet Thiem still took a set off Rafa.
Meles
Bionic Poster
Rinse and repeat; another Auz SF
TheGhostOfAgassi
Talk Tennis Guru
Do we get a Fedal feeling here?
Different styles and strengths. And they are friendly with each other too!
If this rivalry takes off we can focus on something else than the washed up slam race.
Like 2019 Wimbledon? Or 2012 Aus Open? I could go on. Point being, even the best get nervous and don’t play their best in finals.
Swingmaster
Hall of Fame
I sure hope Thiem’s ankle is not a problem. If it is, they should quickly change all the seat cover banners into a big silhouette of downtown Winston Salem.
McGradey
Hall of Fame
Will Thiem slice as much as he did today?
I feel Medvedev plays a similar structure to Zverev, but has been operating at a higher level recently.
But I expect Zverev to serve better than Medvedev did today. Med disappeared a bit on the big points, and Thiem capitalised.
Either that or a 25 double fault day from Zverev puts the result beyond doubt
I feel Medvedev plays a similar structure to Zverev, but has been operating at a higher level recently.
But I expect Zverev to serve better than Medvedev did today. Med disappeared a bit on the big points, and Thiem capitalised.
Either that or a 25 double fault day from Zverev puts the result beyond doubt
For a big boy Medvedev could really get down easy on that slice it was the short ones that hurt him. The slower courts seemed to help thiem. But definitely not a deciding factor
McGradey
Hall of Fame
The slice itself wasn’t often hurting Medvedev, but it definitely bunged up his rhythm.
Med netted quite a few regulation shots when returning the slice, and the balls he was sending back were often very attackable for Thiem.
I was quite shocked at how reluctant Thiem was to hit through the backhand today. Worked out though!
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mental midget
Hall of Fame
this is important and i think thiem wins. i thought his biggest edge over medvedev was that he showed he wasn't going to miss rally balls and had patience for medvedev's "junk" (not that it's precisely junk, but you know what i mean). once that got taken away and med had to force the issue, he got pulled out of his comfort zone.
PeoplesChamp
Legend
Thiem last night W/UE 22/33...
Nothing special about that.
Djokovic was going to win this tournament.
Third Serve
Talk Tennis Guru
I think I’d agree that Thiem has been overall better than Djokovic this tournament, but you can’t rule out the mental department. Who knows if he’d screw it up against a player or Djokovic’s caliber.
Though I was impressed by his mental fortitude against Medvedev yesterday...
Swingmaster
Hall of Fame
People act like Thiem never had a chance against Djoker at the Australian. Props to Novak for taking it, but it could’ve gone either way.
PeoplesChamp
Legend
Always coulda woulda shoulda. I'm not giving Thiem anything until he actually does it.
The Guru
Legend
W/UE is just such an awful stat devoid of context. Medvedev is also extremely challenging to hit winners against from behind the baseline which is Thiem's preferred style. Thiem's level was good last night. He's only dropped 1 set in the tournament. He's playing well.
PeoplesChamp
Legend
He had to play from behind twice last night. I don't see any indicator at all that he's played well enough to beat Djokovic. It's wishful thinking and that's that.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Fed and Rafa have both agreed to pass on their talent to Thiem for 4 hours on Sunday. Result is NID!Hopefully Zverev spares us from his obnoxious come ons and lets go after every simple point he wins
Swingmaster
Hall of Fame
But he’s gotten better every year to the point of almost shmalmost beating Novak and three setting a guy who almost shmalmost beat Nadal.
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