2020 US Open Men's Final: Alexander Zverev vs. Dominic Thiem

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

narration by frank bough..i wanna do it with my sandals off.

 

[tented]

I can’t believe he got that game point. Unreal.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

Easiest service game Domi has had since the first game.

 

[Moxie]

That was the game that Thiem needed. He may lose this set, but may yet start feeling some belief.

 

[don_fabio]

Zverev looks ready to blow next service game too.

 

[rafanoy1992]

That was the game that Thiem needed. He may lose this set, but may yet start feeling some belief.

Yup, but at the same time it might be too little too late.

 

[Moxie]

That FH up the line has been money for Zed today.

 

[kskate2]

Yup, but at the same time it might be too little too late.

It's never too late unless you lose MP

 

[El Dude]

Yup, but at the same time it might be too little too late.

The thing about tennis is that a player only ever has to play better for the rest of the match, even if down a set or two. It is really, really hard to recover mentally from 0-2, but it is a game of momentum and mentality, so the guy that can play in the moment, point by point, is the guy that usually wins.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

He is going to have to win it in 5 if he wants it.

 

[rafanoy1992]

The thing about tennis is that a player only ever has to play better for the rest of the match, even if down a set or two. It is really, really hard to recover mentally from 0-2, but it is a game of momentum and mentality, so the guy that can play in the moment, point by point, is the guy that usually wins.

I agree, but the thing about Zverev's game is that when he is on, his serve is untouchable. Thiem has to fight his own service games. I still think Thiem has a chance but he has to win free points on his serve.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

Must start set 3 off well.

 

[don_fabio]

Thiem is not the brightest one around, couple of important points already and he is clueless what to do.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

Well Zverev was starting to show some dents in the armor near the end of set 2.

 

[kskate2]

He is going to have to win it in 5 if he wants it.

I don't doubt he wants it. But it can be very difficult to get out of your own way.

 

[Moxie]

The thing about tennis is that a player only ever has to play better for the rest of the match, even if down a set or two. It is really, really hard to recover mentally from 0-2, but it is a game of momentum and mentality, so the guy that can play in the moment, point by point, is the guy that usually wins.

This is why I disagree and argue with some posters here (who shall remain nameless) but keep complaining that a player "should" have won X-match, when he lost it in 4. If you don't get to it 5, you can talk to the hand.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I went for a run and come back to this Sasha up 2 sets to love?

 

[rafanoy1992]

If you are Thiem, you have to return better period. You can't just let Zverev become nervous and expect to donate you a break. He has to find a way on Zverev's serve.

 

[kskate2]

0-30 on some cooky errors

 

[Moxie]

Looking at the poll, no one picked Zverev to win, and no one picked a 5-setter. Yellow card to all of us!