Since we’re talking about Thiem trilogies…

[Fabresque]

Why not talk about two iconic Thiemovic trilogies.

Roland Garros
RG 2016 SF: Djokovic d. Thiem 6-2 6-1 6-4
RG 2017 QF: Thiem d. Djokovic 7-6 6-3 6-0
RG 2019 SF: Thiem d. Djokovic 6-2 3-6 7-5 5-7 7-5

Thiem reversed the 2016 beatdown and even gave Djoko a bagel a year later. Both were in solid form heading into the 2019 SF, Djokovic was playing for his 2nd NCYGS as he won the last 3 slams and was 2 matches away with Thiem and a potential showdown with Rafa in his way. Novak wanted a piece of him but Thiem prevailed in tough conditions that day to reach his 2nd straight RG final.

ATP Finals
WTF 2016 RR: Djokovic d. Thiem 6-7 6-2 6-0
WTF 2019 RR: Thiem d. Djokovic 6-7 6-3 7-6
WTF 2020 SF: Thiem d. Djokovic 7-5 6-7 7-6

3 epic clashes with Thiem once again taking the 2-1 series lead. He saved match points in the 2020 encounter to make the final vs Medvedev that year. Also, just like the RG series, Thiem fell in the first encounter before bouncing back to win the next 2.

Overall, Djokovic leads the H2H 7-5. They played one slam final against each other (2020 Australian Open) which ended in a 5 set win for Novak after being down 2 sets to 1. Whilst Novak leads the overall H2H, Dominic has won 5 of their last 7 encounters, beating him on both clay and hard courts.

This guy was a PROBLEM. It’s a shame injuries took away what should’ve been his prime years from 2021-2024. The Thiem-Alcaraz matches would’ve been legendary.

Miss you, bro.

 

[fedfan24]

Legit contender from 2018-2020 and should’ve been one of Djokovic main rivals from 2021-2023 if not for injuries. #luckovic

 

[NeutralFan]

Legit contender from 2018-2020 and should’ve been one of Djokovic main rivals from 2021-2023 if not for injuries. #luckovic

He's certainly better than next generation mugs

 

[Fabresque]

Legit contender from 2018-2020 and should’ve been one of Djokovic main rivals from 2021-2023 if not for injuries. #luckovic

He should’ve definitely taken a couple slams off Djokodal in the later years. He was way better than everyone. Only guy close to him was Medvedev, but Medvedev couldn’t trouble Big 3 in slams (minus USO 2021) like Thiem did.

 

[Rosstour]

Why not talk about two iconic Thiemovic trilogies.

Roland Garros
RG 2016 SF: Djokovic d. Thiem 6-2 6-1 6-4
RG 2017 QF: Thiem d. Djokovic 7-6 6-3 6-0
RG 2019 SF: Thiem d. Djokovic 6-2 3-6 7-5 5-7 7-5

Thiem reversed the 2016 beatdown and even gave Djoko a bagel a year later. Both were in solid form heading into the 2019 SF, Djokovic was playing for his 2nd NCYGS as he won the last 3 slams and was 2 matches away with Thiem and a potential showdown with Rafa in his way. Novak wanted a piece of him but Thiem prevailed in tough conditions that day to reach his 2nd straight RG final.

ATP Finals
WTF 2016 RR: Djokovic d. Thiem 6-7 6-2 6-0
WTF 2019 RR: Thiem d. Djokovic 6-7 6-3 7-6
WTF 2020 SF: Thiem d. Djokovic 7-5 6-7 7-6

3 epic clashes with Thiem once again taking the 2-1 series lead. He saved match points in the 2020 encounter to make the final vs Medvedev that year. Also, just like the RG series, Thiem fell in the first encounter before bouncing back to win the next 2.

Overall, Djokovic leads the H2H 7-5. They played one slam final against each other (2020 Australian Open) which ended in a 5 set win for Novak after being down 2 sets to 1. Whilst Novak leads the overall H2H, Dominic has won 5 of their last 7 encounters, beating him on both clay and hard courts.

This guy was a PROBLEM. It’s a shame injuries took away what should’ve been his prime years from 2021-2024. The Thiem-Alcaraz matches would’ve been legendary.

Miss you, bro.

Prime years for a tennis player are not 27-30

Thiem's prime was 2013-2020ish, ages 20-27

He got one Slam trophy, lots of titles and some big wins over the top guys.

Given that his movement was never great and his game was pretty much limited to hopping around and hitting the biggest open-stance shots possible from way behind the baseline....there's no "what might have been" for me

 

[NeutralFan]

Prime years for a tennis player are not 27-30

Thiem's prime was 2013-2020ish, ages 20-27

He got one Slam trophy, lots of titles and some big wins over the top guys.

Given that his movement was never great and his game was pretty much limited to hopping around and hitting the biggest open-stance shots possible from way behind the baseline....there's no "what might have been" for me

I think prime years are 22-27.

 

[Fabresque]

Prime years for a tennis player are not 27-30

Thiem's prime was 2013-2020ish, ages 20-27

He got one Slam trophy, lots of titles and some big wins over the top guys.

Given that his movement was never great and his game was pretty much limited to hopping around and hitting the biggest open-stance shots possible from way behind the baseline....there's no "what might have been" for me

I view 28-31 to be the players back end of their prime. He still should’ve been top 5 calibre the last 2-3 seasons.

 

[Rosstour]

I view 28-31 to be the players back end of their prime. He still should’ve been top 5 calibre the last 2-3 seasons.

You are holding Thiem to B3 standards and that is very unfair to him and them

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

2016 was the year where I discovered Domi and I remember being really disappointed at how easily he lost to Djokovic in the 2016 RG SF, it was very predictable but I still hoped he could do better. Unfortunately for him in the following years where he was able to beat the Djoker, Rafa was in the draw.

 

[SpinWizard]

Prime years for a tennis player are not 27-30

Thiem's prime was 2013-2020ish, ages 20-27

He got one Slam trophy, lots of titles and some big wins over the top guys.

Given that his movement was never great and his game was pretty much limited to hopping around and hitting the biggest open-stance shots possible from way behind the baseline....there's no "what might have been" for me

Thiem's movement was not great?

I think the exact opposite. His insane power off both wings and great movement which allowed him to transition from defence to attack was the main reason why he always troubled Novak so much. Novak was on the backfoot pretty much in every match he played against Thiem. And on top of that he could not maneuver Thiem as much as typical mugs, because Thiem was actually moving very well.

 

[Fabresque]

You are holding Thiem to B3 standards and that is very unfair to him and them

Those aren’t B3 standards those are normal tennis player standards.

If I held Thiem to B3 standards I’d expect him to win slams in his mid 30’s.

 

[Fabresque]

2016 was the year where I discovered Domi and I remember being really disappointed at how easily he lost to Djokovic in the 2016 RG SF, it was very predictable but I still hoped he could do better. Unfortunately for him in the following years where he was able to beat the Djoker, Rafa was in the draw.

That 2016 match had a lot of great rallies. Thiem played pretty well, he just couldn’t do anything against Ultron. Nobody really could at the time.

 

[Indeedy71]

Legit contender from 2018-2020 and should’ve been one of Djokovic main rivals from 2021-2023 if not for injuries. #luckovic

This is what expectations do to someone's legacy. There’s no guarantee he would’ve been, in fact there’s ample evidence he wasn’t doing nearly as well both before and after his injuries as he had been before. We’ll never know for sure, but the imagined Thiem in people’s heads is so far removed from his actual results, especially in big finals, that it seems to me more like wishful thinking than anything else

 

[Oceans II]

Thiem RG19 vs Federer RG09???

 

[Indeedy71]

He's certainly better than next generation mugs

In the same period we‘re talking about here, Medvedev twice beat Djokovic on the way to a big title (2019 Cincinnati and 2020 ATP finals, where he beat Thiem in the final and also beat Nadal). What Thiem did beating Big 3 in big matches is incredible but he generally didn’t go on to win the title

 

[Phenomenal]

Why not talk about two iconic Thiemovic trilogies.

Roland Garros
RG 2016 SF: Djokovic d. Thiem 6-2 6-1 6-4
RG 2017 QF: Thiem d. Djokovic 7-6 6-3 6-0
RG 2019 SF: Thiem d. Djokovic 6-2 3-6 7-5 5-7 7-5

Thiem reversed the 2016 beatdown and even gave Djoko a bagel a year later. Both were in solid form heading into the 2019 SF, Djokovic was playing for his 2nd NCYGS as he won the last 3 slams and was 2 matches away with Thiem and a potential showdown with Rafa in his way. Novak wanted a piece of him but Thiem prevailed in tough conditions that day to reach his 2nd straight RG final.

ATP Finals
WTF 2016 RR: Djokovic d. Thiem 6-7 6-2 6-0
WTF 2019 RR: Thiem d. Djokovic 6-7 6-3 7-6
WTF 2020 SF: Thiem d. Djokovic 7-5 6-7 7-6

3 epic clashes with Thiem once again taking the 2-1 series lead. He saved match points in the 2020 encounter to make the final vs Medvedev that year. Also, just like the RG series, Thiem fell in the first encounter before bouncing back to win the next 2.

Overall, Djokovic leads the H2H 7-5. They played one slam final against each other (2020 Australian Open) which ended in a 5 set win for Novak after being down 2 sets to 1. Whilst Novak leads the overall H2H, Dominic has won 5 of their last 7 encounters, beating him on both clay and hard courts.

This guy was a PROBLEM. It’s a shame injuries took away what should’ve been his prime years from 2021-2024. The Thiem-Alcaraz matches would’ve been legendary.

Miss you, bro.

Ofc he was for both of them. I said the same and made a thread about it. Gave stats and his h2h matches against Nadal and Djokovic. Few called me troll and want thread to be deleted. Which was complete nonsense but i know why they do this though. Because they can't handle the facts.

There was a thread recently about 2020-2023 being weak. Don't agree about 2020. In the end in my thread i only said 2021-2023 became weaker or weak years due to Thiem's decline and Nadal's more frequent misses. How this can be trolling lol.

Thiem in 2020 played the 2 slam finals AO,USO played WTF final too.

 

[MeatTornado]

Thiem RG19 vs Federer RG09???

10 match series.

Only Federer serves.

 

[nolefam_2024]

10 match series.

Only Federer serves.

Would be fun to see.