Zverev Should have won 2020 US Open

[yash_chanda72]

He deserves 1 Grandslam! Thiem was the better player that night, but what can you say, it's tennis Man!

 

[Krish872007]

Title: "Zverev should have won 2020 US Open..."

Body of OP: "Thiem was the better player that night..."

 

[pirhaksar]

Title: "Zverev should have won 2020 US Open..."

Body of OP: "Thiem was the better player that night..."

Lmao..my exact reaction

 

[Kralingen]

Thiem was not the better player whatsoever that night.

Zverev was all over him, pure destruction the first 2 sets. And then he choked and fell apart about as badly as you’ll ever see a professional tennis player do it. And then the 5th set was just pure farce.

 

[Nostradamus]

He deserves 1 Grandslam! Thiem was the better player that night, but what can you say, it's tennis Man!

he Choked that night. Thiem was mentally much tougher. Mentally weak doesn't deserve to win a slam. He has all the tools to still win a major but if he doesn't improve his mental game, he will choke in the final again

 

[Rosstour]

That match was painful to watch. Zverev absolutely should have won and instead we got Mr "Gay Porn Soundtrack" as a 'Grand Slam Champion'

 

[Mustard]

Thiem was big favourite going into the 2020 US Open final.

 

[Krish872007]

Thiem was not the better player whatsoever that night.

Zverev was all over him, pure destruction the first 2 sets. And then he choked and fell apart about as badly as you’ll ever see a professional tennis player do it. And then the 5th set was just pure farce.

It was a horrific choking display on both sides. Thiem was flatter than a pancake in the opening stages DESPITE being the favourite, Zed didn't really do anything special to get out to a 2 set lead. And by design, Thiem just let Zverev press the self-destruct button in set 3

 

[SteffiGoat]

Zverev was by far the better player during the first two and half sets. Thiem got lucky with Zverev folding.

 

[Mustard]

Thiem was not the better player whatsoever that night.

Zverev was all over him, pure destruction the first 2 sets. And then he choked and fell apart about as badly as you’ll ever see a professional tennis player do it. And then the 5th set was just pure farce.

The decisive moment that won Thiem the match was the penultimate point. It was 6-6 in the fifth set tiebreak, where Thiem took a risk and hit a forehand winner, while Zverev always played it safe and defensive.

 

[iopzzza]

Thiem was just lucky winning that night. Now that his physique is gone, he cant come back to top tennis, because that was like 95% of his playstyle. Simple facts.

 

[a10best]

Thiem was gasping and could barely hit or run. Zverev looked over at him and thought, well, I am tired too. He could have had that slam in his pocket.
Now he has to face the forever bh rallies of Med just to get to AO final.

 

[Hood_Man]

Just went back and watched the 5th set tiebreaker, I'd forgotten what 2020 socially-distanced tennis crowds sounded like.

 

[soft_manatee]

my recollection of this match is zverev hitting a 65 mph second serve into his own service box. like it didnt even make it to the net. this is the guy who deserves a grand slam?

 

[nolefam_2024]

He shouldn't have won it

Both Zverev and Thiem are big chokers. It was battle of who chokes less. It's not like Zverev was playing big 3.

 

[nolefam_2024]

What a year 2020

Thiem beat Zverev in AO and USO. Both times Zverev lead. He is such a choker I thought today he will lose after set 3.

 

[gqnelly]

A Grand Slam is the ultimate mental test. You have to win seven matches in the best of five format. Both players were clearly new to the greatest stage in tennis and struggled with their focus. Zverev's mental fatigue manifested in his second serve. He doesn't have a kick serve and hitting two big first serves is not sustainable especially in big moments. He served 68 mph at one point....and won 41% of his second serve points for the match. There is the difference in the match right there....

 

[EdMcMush]

guy hit a 3.5 serve down championship point. he didn't deserve to win.

 

[big ted]

zverev cant even close out a big match.. serious mental issues

 

[gqnelly]

I wish we had seen a complete Roland Garros 2022....Sacha was playing at a very high level on a pretty big stage try to accomplish the most difficult task in all of tennis.

 

[sportsfan1]

Thiem was not the better player whatsoever that night.

Zverev was all over him, pure destruction the first 2 sets. And then he choked and fell apart about as badly as you’ll ever see a professional tennis player do it. And then the 5th set was just pure farce.

Exactly. I'd even say zverev should have won the uso '21 but he choked against Djokovic and set up Medvedev for the win. He potentially also had an rg win in him against Nadal before he got injured.

 

[JasonZ]

He deserves 1 Grandslam! Thiem was the better player that night, but what can you say, it's tennis Man!

by that logig, Karen Chatschanow should have won us open 2023. 64 players have been better that tournament, but what can you say, it's tennis Man!

 

[tennisjedi]

The slam where neither player wanted to win.

 

[mike danny]

I wish we had seen a complete Roland Garros 2022....Sacha was playing at a very high level on a pretty big stage try to accomplish the most difficult task in all of tennis.

Nadal was so vulnerable in that edition, it's not even funny. Zverev as usual, choked.

 

[MichaelNadal]

That match was painful to watch. Zverev absolutely should have won and instead we got Mr "Gay Porn Soundtrack" as a 'Grand Slam Champion'

Lol what does this mean

 

[Gary Duane]

Lol what does this mean

I had the same question but I have a feeling neither one of us wants to find out the answer.

 

[Lauren_Girl']

He deserves 1 Grandslam! Thiem was the better player that night, but what can you say, it's tennis Man!

If not for his countryman Soeren Friemel, Zverev would not even have played that final........

 

[gqnelly]

I do agree that his domestic abuse allegations are troubling...there is a long list of incidents and if she was from the US...this would have surfaced and been dealt with already. Its a bit easier to dodge the bullets from Russia and Germany....for the time being.

 

[Rosstour]

Lol what does this mean

Thiem's moaning during a match sounds like a dude getting off

Then when you add Djoko on the other side of the net....

 

[Rosstour]

Nadal was so vulnerable in that edition, it's not even funny. Zverev as usual, choked.

The ankle choked?

 

[MichaelNadal]

Thiem's moaning during a match sounds like a dude getting off

Then when you add Djoko on the other side of the net....

Lol it actually does

 

[Rosstour]

Lol it actually does

Cops came to his practice once bc of it

Police spoke to Dominic Thiem after neighbours thought he was 'shooting porn'

Austrian tennis star Dominic Thiem reportedly had a visit from curious police officers after neighbours though he was 'recording porn' at his Traiskirchen training complex

www.dailystar.co.uk

 

[mike danny]

The ankle choked?

He had choked endlessly before that point anyway.

 

[Omega_7000]

Lowest quality slam final ever!

 

[big ted]

zverev hasnt changed much he almost choked away the alcaraz match in the same fashion

 

[Bambooman]

That match was painful to watch. Zverev absolutely should have won and instead we got Mr "Gay Porn Soundtrack" as a 'Grand Slam Champion'

I'll take your word for it.

 

[mental midget]

that 5th set was rough...but honestly the extreme choking had a certain entertainment value of its own, the tension was crazy...not the best tennis but you couldn't help but get caught up it the spectacle with so much on the line.

 

[a10best]

He had choked endlessly before that point anyway.

Not a good mix when your comment is just below those about gay porn soundtracks