Alexander Zverev has won Dominic Thiem set the next milestone in his 25th Grand Slam tournament. The year-old Austrian conquered the top seed Rafael Nadal in his first quarter-final at the Australian Open after more than four hours with 3 , 4 , and 6.

It was a particularly important victory for Thiem because he had never been able to defeat the Spanish superstar before on the big Grand Slam stage in five attempts.

The match was on the cutting edge all the time, but especially in critical situations Thiem showed courage and was the more active of two extremely strong players.

It was not for nothing that he won all three tiebreakers with punchy strokes and variable play. The win over Nadal was a real exclamation mark, considering that the game of Dominic in Melbourne is not perfect.

He lost one set to Taylor Fritz, and gave Alex Bolt two games. But this did not affect the psychological stamina of the Austrian.

It seems that with every game Tim is gaining more experience, so he can be easily underestimated. But Thiem is far from his finish in Melbourne.

Specifically, after two final appearances on the red clay of Paris, it should now also work out with the final on the blue hard court of AO.

When you're up the other end against Zverev, you know you've got a chance. Woodbridge also explained how Zverev's approach in the third set let Thiem back into the match.

He started pushing the ball around the court, almost hoping Thiem would hand it to him. For Thiem, the first man born in the s to claim a major title, the win is a monkey off his back.

Having lost two French Open finals to Rafael Nadal, and an Australian Open final to Novak Djokovic , this was very much his biggest opportunity to date.

With Nadal and Federer absent, and Djokovic effectively eliminating himself last week , Thiem suddenly faced the pressure of being the favourite for the title for the first time.

And according to Woodbridge, the experience of his three finals defeats stood him in good stead against Zverev.

Without a doubt that got him across the line. He couldn't bring it home after netting an easy volley at the net to keep Thiem alive, suffering another break in game It was Dominic's turn to serve for the title, cracking under pressure like his rival and getting broken to introduce the first-ever deciding tie break in the US Open's men's final.

From down, Alexander saved two match points to level the score, losing another point at the net and spraying a backhand mistake in the 14th point to hand the title to Dominic.

That's what great players do. In the US Open final against Dominic Thiem, he was a much better player in the first two sets, not losing ground despite a remarkable comeback from the Austrian and having his chances.

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9/13/ · Thiem is the favorite coming in, thanks to his lifetime record against Zverev, but the Austrian is expecting a difficult battle from the player who stretched him to four tight sets when they met in the semifinals at the Australian Open in January. Head To Head. Dominic Thiem vs Alexander Zverev all matches, with stats on their H2H rivalry. ATP & WTA Dominic Thiem head to head tennis search. Woodbridge also explained how Zverev's approach in the third set let Thiem back into the match. Alexander Zverev hits a backhand in the US Open final. (Getty) "Tactically, he has to be more aware Author: Brett Graham.

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