djokovic thiem australian open

"This is definitely my favourite court, my favourite stadium in the world and I am blessed to hold this trophy again," said Djokovic after being presented with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup by 2005 winner Marat Safin.Four months after Nadal stopped Russian Daniil Medvedev in the U.S. Open final, the Serb's 17th Grand Slam title continued the 'Big Three's' reign over the majors.Djokovic, Nadal and Roger Federer have now won 13 Grand Slam titles in succession, dating back to Federer's 2017 win at Melbourne Park.Thiem, seen as one of the greatest hopes to end the Big Three domination, was consigned to his third defeat in a major final following losses in the last two French Open deciders to Nadal. Djokovic wins 8th Australian Open in five-set thriller (3:37) Novak Djokovic edges Dominic Thiem 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win his 17th major title. This is a different match. He did just enough with the backhand volley to force the error. But he underwent no treatment and resumed after an exchange of words.He made a fist of digging in, saving three set points but a wayward forehand on the fourth gave Thiem the lead.It looked gloomy for Djokovic, who had destroyed Nadal in three sets in the 2019 final.But the match turned again when Thiem gave up a double-fault to concede two break points, then blasted a forehand long to fall 5-3 behind in the fourth set.In a flash, Djokovic had served out the set to love, sealing it with an ace.Having spent about six hours more time on court than Djokovic through the tournament, the strain of a long campaign began to tell on Thiem but he refused to crumble in the fifth.He had two chances to break back in the fourth game but Djokovic nervelessly cancelled the threat before holding firm in the nerve-jangling finish.Please visit the official Government information portal for Coronavirus by clicking He then moved into the net on the very next point and executed another lovely volley. This is what he does. All rights reserved. Still, another impressive fortnight from a player who is finally putting it together across all surfaces rather than just on clay.Always a tough ask to speak after a loss but brilliantly done I would like to start by saying congratulations to Dominic for amazing tournament. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. You and also two other guys, I think you brought men’s tennis to a complete new level and I’m really proud and happy that I can compete in these times and this period of tennis. At break point, Djokovic did something that he has only attempted once today: he serve and volleyed, scuppering the break point with two slick volleys. A well deserved set.At 15-30, Djokovic was given his first time violation and the crowd cheered. He completed the hold with a bit of luck - a net cord winner off a regular slice.If he is in any mental shape for a scrap, Djokovic should take a lot from how he navigated that game.If he wants to come back, he has to start with his serve which has been a complete mess.

He immediately sprayed a forehand long.As he walked past the chair, Djokovic gave the umpire a sarcastic thumbs up. Yet on Sunday the Serb was under siege for much of the thriller.For the first time in eight Melbourne finals, Djokovic was forced to come back when trailing after three sets, rocked by the power and determination of Thiem.He captured the decisive break in the third game of the final set, then held firm as Thiem made desperate assaults on his serve.Going for broke in a nerve-shredding final game, the fifth seeded Austrian went for the lines but missed on the first championship point to hand Djokovic one of his most hard-earnt triumphs. "While Thiem started heavy-legged after spending a total of eight hours beating Alexander Zverev and Nadal in his previous two matches, Djokovic charged out of the blocks to take the first set.But the match turned on its head at 4-4 in the second when Djokovic became flustered after being called twice for breaching the service clock.He returned to his chair fuming and paused to sarcastically pat chair umpire Damien Dumusois's sneaker, telling the Frenchman: "Great job man, you made yourself famous in this match, especially for the second one. Personally, I think that there is a good case to be made for everyone at this point. Across the net, Djokovic is grunting louder, finding more depth on his strokes and refusing to miss. With a final missed backhand from Thiem, Djokovic held.The defending champ is not missing now and this is turning into a very typical Djokovic recovery after looking He burst to a 40-15 with a down the line backhand winner so good that Djokovic applauded, then he finished it off with a serve-forehand one-two.

He is fully dialled in and now he is back on serve.From break point down, Thiem stepped up. Thiem, the world No.5, had defeated Djokovic in four of their previous five matches, including a three-set stormer at the ATP Finals in London in November. Dominic Thiem defeats Alexander Zverev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) to set up an Australian Open men's singles final showdown with Novak Djokovic. Meanwhile, Thiem is cool and relaxed across the net. Novak Djokovic fights back to beat Dominic Thiem and win an eighth Australian Open title - listen to BBC Radio 5 Live commentary and follow live text coverage. Good work.After starting the fourth set in a desperate state, Djokovic saved an early break point and he is now serving extremely well and barely missing off the ground.

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