New York: Austria’s Dominic Theme has finally won the first Grand Slam title of his career. Making a great comeback in the final of the US Open 2020, Theme defeated Germany’s Alexandra Zverev 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6 (6).
The moment.@ThiemDomi #USOpenpic.twitter.com/ZxyZEVwIJ6
– ATP Tour (@atptour) September 14, 2020
Even after losing both the opening sets in the final of the US Open after 71 years, no player has captured the title. Earlier in 1949 Pancho Gonzalez did this feat. Also, for the first time in 2016, no player other than the Big Three (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic) has won the Grand Slam. That year, Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland won the US Open. The theme said after the victory, ‘I wish there could be 2 winners today. I think both of us were desirous of winning. ‘
Living the Thiem dream. @ThiemDomi #USOpen pic.twitter.com/T0NyB4aHsk
– ATP Tour (@atptour) September 14, 2020
Even after losing both the opening sets in the final of US Open after 71 years, no player has captured the title. Earlier in 1949 Pancho Gonzalez did this feat. Also, for the first time in 2016, no player other than the Big Three (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic) has won the Grand Slam. That year, Swan Wawrinka of Switzerland won the US Open.
Theme said after the victory, ‘I wish there could be two winners today. I think we both used to win.
HISTORY IS MADE BY DOMINIC THIEM!
@ThiemDomi becomes the 150th man to win a Grand Slam men’s singles title #USOpen pic.twitter.com/B7V2QB1Fc9
– ATP Tour (@atptour) September 14, 2020
The 27-year-old theme has beaten 3 Gand Slam finalists before this. This year, he was defeated by Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final, while in 2018 and 2019, the French Open finalists lost to Theme Rafael Nadal. Explain that with this victory, the first Grand Slam winner born in the 90s has also become. This record was to be won by winning either of the two finalists. Before this, 63 Grand Slam winning players have been born in the eighties.
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