Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain, ATP Masters 1000

[britbox]

Thiem leads the H2H 4-1

2017 Rotterdam R32 Hard Dominic Thiem Alexander Zverev 3-6 6-3 6-4
2016 Beijing R32 Hard Alexander Zverev Dominic Thiem 4-6 6-1 6-3
2016 FO - RG R32 Clay Dominic Thiem Alexander Zverev 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 6-3
2016 Nice F Clay Dominic Thiem Alexander Zverev 6-4 3-6 6-0
2016 Munich SF Clay Dominic Thiem Alexander Zverev 4-6 6-2 6-3

3 out of 3 on clay but Zverev has been competitive in all of them.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

It's not a big deal. This is a page I use all the time to determine when matches will be played in different countries http://worldclock.com/

This page gives the tennis (as well as other sports) match timings based on your time zone. No need to do any conversion. Anyone from around the world can use it. We should have a direct link to it under the heading of "live scores" in TF. I believe we had it before and it got lost somewhere in the various shuffles that the board went through.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

So Thiem beats Nadal but loses the tournament again? I hope not.

I too hope not. I will be rooting for Thiem.

 

[10isfan]

Thiem vs AZ feels like Nadal vs Djoke. Thiem had better win because if he can’t beat AZ on his favorite surface, that bodes badly for future matches on all surfaces. Having said this, why do I think AZ wins tomorrow?

 

[britbox]

I'm leaning toward AZ if it's in 2. If it goes the distance I'm leaning toward Thiem. Sascha's stamina is a question mark for me... he can fade away if the match drags out.

 

[herios]

Between the two of them, this will be the youngest final of a master event in many years ( probably 10 or so, if not more).
One 24y old against a 21y old.
Things slowly do change in men's tennis .

 

[herios]

I too hope not. I will be rooting for Thiem.

Me too.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Anyone has reco for a quality stream to watch the finals (no ads, no delays, no freezes)

 

[10isfan]

Not worth watching. Thiem is putting on a pitiful performance. I just turned off the tv.

 

[10isfan]

AZ should give a nice gift to Thiem for taking Nadal out of the final and gifting all those points to him with sloppy unforced errors.

 

[Fiero425]

Not worth watching. Thiem is putting on a pitiful performance. I just turned off the tv.

Thiem can turn it around; happens all the time! As they say "it ain't over til it's over!" :whistle:

 

[herios]

If Thiem loses this I have big doubts if he ever win a slam. I know this sounds really unwise, but he will be swallowed by the new wave by the time Nadal will end his domination.
His window of opportunities is rather narrow.

 

[kskate2]

The serving machine is 2 pts away

 

[kskate2]

Domi makes Sascha serve it out

 

[kskate2]

Congrats Alex on your 3rd Masters title. Very good tourney from the start. Never was broken all week and won back to back titles in Munich and Madrid.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Went for a nap about half an hour before the start of the match and did not manage to wake up until after the match. Sad to see Thiem losing the prize again after defeating Rafa. They should do the trophy ceremony right after Rafa loses in Clay tourneys and cancel all remaining matches.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Congrats Alex on your 3rd Masters title. Very good tourney from the start. Never was broken all week and won back to back titles in Munich and Madrid.

Congrats to Sasha. We all know how i feel about him plus I like Thiem alot and he is becoming a special player..he just ran into a hotter player in the "chosen One"..It won't be so easy this time for Rafa at RG. Bring It On..

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Factoid: Sasha became the fifth active player with three or more titles. Needless to say, who the other four are.

 

[Fiero425]

Factoid: Sasha became the fifth active player with three or more titles. Needless to say, who the other four are.

This is the strangest Top 10; so out of whack without Djokoray with other vets like Cilic and Del Po way up there somehow! I'm hoping for great things with Sasha; anything but another dominating clay season with Nadal! Nole's draw in Rome not too bad; 'cept being in the top again with Nadal eventually meeting if they get to SF! Nothing's assured these days; even if his opponent is a WC or Qualifier!:whistle:

 

[10isfan]

Won’t be so easy at RG for Nadal because?
I would bet AZ loses in three sets to Nadal at RG. Were you referring to Thiem giving him trouble?