Her run in Paris proved just how resilient she can be. Scoreline: Nick Kyrgios def. Osaka made global headlines for her decision to boycott and forfeit her semifinal match at the Western & Southern Open (the first tournament in a two-event bubble in New York) following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in hopes of raising awareness about racial injustice. But the Russian flipped the script in spectacular fashion, clawing his way back into the match to take it to a decider. The 27-year-old has a promising future ahead and French tennis star Gael Monfils predicts nothing but success for the hard-hitting talent. https://bit.ly/2Pdr81i The 28-year-old, 5-foot-6 Argentine qualified for his first ATP Finals after more than a decade on tour and played in his first Masters final at the Italian Open. The women's game has seen the rise of a number of talented young players over the past few years but has been plagued with inconsistency. 3 male tennis player, plans to play in the 2021 Olympics now that the Austrian Open will not overlap with the Tokyo Games. She didn't fare much better in doubles with partner Caty McNally. Despite the start-stop nature of the calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was some high quality tennis on offer - especially from Dominic Thiem and Novak Djokovic. 14 and ended it at a career-best No. Recently crowned US Open champion Dominic Thiem will face Diego Schwartzman in the French Open quarter-finals on Tuesday, 6 October 2020. And given the way he had been serving in the last set, his victory seemed like a foregone conclusion. 17 and is a likely front-runner heading into the 2021 Australian Open. Jennifer Brady: The former UCLA player won her first WTA title at the Top Seed Open and made her first major semifinals at the US Open before losing a thriller to Osaka. 1 and reigning Australian Open champion, and Rafael Nadal, world No. The men's game has long been dominated by the Big Three and that didn't exactly change in 2020. He won three more titles, making the quarterfinals in New York and Paris, and cracked the top 10 to qualify for his first ATP Finals. She won the title at the Western & Southern Open then advanced to the final at the US Open before falling to Osaka in three sets. Understandably, not many expected him to topple the King of Melbourne, Novak Djokovic, in his own backyard. But Federer then showed why he is considered the GOAT by so many in the tennis community. But he recovered - like he almost always does - just in time, and came out all guns blazing to assert himself in the final two sets. Not known for her dominance on clay, Kenin adapted to the unusual conditions and wild weather of the delayed French Open and found ways to win against tricky opponents. Rafael Nadal appears once on the list, while his arch-rival Roger Federer - who played just six matches all year - also produced some thrilling entertainment while he was on the court. Not to mention, she also advanced to the semifinals in doubles with partner Nicole Melichar. Scoreline: Dominic Thiem def. But instead he struggled before and after the restart. At that point it seemed that the Serb had all but guaranteed a deciding third set, but Thiem had other ideas. Roger Federer wasn’t physically compromised in Melbourne the way he was at the US Open, but he still couldn’t dictate the play like he usually does. Novak Djokovic eventually won the second set after what seemed like ages, which had to be a crushing blow for Thiem. Having finished the 2019 season in the world's top-five and started the 2020 campaign by making a major final at the Australian Open, Dominc Thiem's prospects were looking great until lockdown. The World No. The Australian needed just two more points for a victory. He had come excruciatingly close, and yet was still a whole set away from victory. Since he first made the French Open final in 2018, Thiem has established himself as a successful challenger to the Big Three of Roger Federer, Nadal and Djokovic. We know what you are thinking. Nick Kyrgios needed 97 winners and 266 minutes to douse the challenge of Karen Khachanov in the third round of the Australian Open this year. Hopefully he has another high-producing season (or two or three) left in him. "Physically, mentally, I'm exhausted today. Thiem had lost three consecutive Grand Slam finals: the 2018 and 2019 French Opens, followed by the Australian Open earlier this year. The 22-year-old American started the year ranked No. The tweets were posted and the votes have been tallied: over the last week, thousands of our fans logged on to make their voices heard in the 2020 US Open Fans' Choice Awards. In a year full of ups and downs and stops and starts due to the coronavirus pandemic, Dominic Thiem had his breakthrough moment, finally capturing his first major title at the 2020 US Open. Off the court, Pospisil joined Djokovic as co-president of a recently formed Professional Tennis Players Association, a players-only organization that most resembles a players' union. He then thumped a forehand winner far beyond Millman's reach, reminding everyone that even at the age of 38, he should never be written off. When critics counted her out, she put together one of the most impressive three-week stretches in recent memory. Yes, Nadal (and the injured Federer) didn't play at the US Open, and Djokovic was disqualified after hitting a line judge with a ball in the fourth round. She was the first tennis player to speak out, and her actions resulted in the tournament pausing play for the day. You are weighing the 2020 résumés for Novak Djokovic, the year-end world No. But Dominic Thiem decided to do a Novak Djokovic on the Serb. Tsvetana Pironkova: Pironkova, who hadn't played a match in over three years following the birth of her son in 2017, used her protected ranking to gain entrance to the US Open. Buoyed by the home support, Millman’s gears began clicking once again as he took the match into a fifth set. https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview Federer: Federer, the 20-time major champion, hasn't played since losing in the Australian Open semifinals. Understandably, she was less than thrilled by what transpired and not in prime playing shape weeks later at the start of the French Open. The 23-year-old won the US Open for her third major title in a dramatic comeback over Azarenka, and that wasn't even the most noteworthy part of her time in New York. This season felt familiar in that regard with two first-time major champions and several new faces pulling off upsets. But with neither one dramatically outshining the other, it's time to see who is behind door No. Nadal had two set points in the first-set tie-break but could not convert with Thiem eventually securing the win on his fourth match point. This is really the best revenge moment. Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer also produced some brilliant tennis in the year to find a place on the chart. Updated 2221 GMT (0621 HKT) November 17, 2020 . The winner of this quarter-final duel will face either the 12-time champion Rafael Nadal or Italian teenage sensation Jannik Sinner in the semi-finals. Then she fell to Azarenka in the semifinals and had to withdraw from the French Open before her second-round match due to an Achilles' injury she sustained during the Azarenka match. 1 and local favorite Ashleigh Barty in the semifinals before defeating two-time major champion Garbine Muguruza in the final for a three-set victory. She was then forced to quarantine in her hotel room for much of the duration of the tournament. But that wasn’t the case as Thiem and Nadal continued producing rally after rally of absolutely breathtaking quality. Serena Williams: The fan-less US Open looked to be the perfect scenario for Williams to tie Margaret Court's record of 24 major victories. Dominic Thiem has made major strides the past few years, but a Grand Slam championship has continued to elude the 27-year-old Austrian. Throughout her run at the US Open, Naomi Osaka wore a mask highlighting a different Black victim of racial injustice and police brutality. While 2020 was undoubtedly a difficult year, Osaka proved she is a young leader ready to create positive change for years to come. This was Dominic Thiem’s first-ever hardcourt Major final. She ultimately lost to Swiatek in the semifinals but nearly tripled her career earnings during her Parisian trip. Who managed to remain focused and have a breakthrough tournament or season? But some ferocious hitting by Thiem coupled with Djokovic's physical issues saw the Austrian grab a two sets to one lead. Thiem and Nadal were unyielding on the court throughout the contest, measuring each groundstroke with the perfect amount of precision and an even greater amount of power. LONDON (AP) — Dominic Thiem ended Novak Djokovic’s bid for a record-tying sixth ATP Finals title, beating the top-ranked player 7-5, 6-7 (10), 7-6 (5) in the semifinals Saturday by Following a fourth-round run at the US Open and the worst loss of her career at the lead-up Italian Open (an astounding 6-0, 6-0 loss to Victoria Azarenka), a refocused Kenin arrived at Roland Garros with something to prove. In the second set tiebreaker, Novak Djokovic came back from 0-2 down to build a 4-2 lead. A custody battle over her son, Leo, prevented her from playing a full schedule since his birth in 2016. Dominic Thiem won the most important trophy of his career in 2020. If there ever was a year for the unexpected, this was it. Rafael Nadal did have his chances in the opening set, at one point leading the tiebreaker 5-2. Dominic Thiem (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔmɪnɪk ˈtiːm]; born 3 September 1993) is an Austrian professional tennis player. 1 seemingly improved with every game he played, and he kept asking questions of Thiem - who suddenly felt the ghosts of his two previous Major final defeats. Jannik Sinner: The 19-year-old Italian became the youngest French Open quarterfinalist since Djokovic in 2006 (and the first to do so in his debut at the event since Nadal in 2005), as he knocked off sixth-seeded Alexander Zverev in the fourth round. And who provided us with feel-good moments at a time when we so desperately needed them? He also played in the finals at the Australian Open and the ATP Finals. Entering the New York bubble following the coronavirus hiatus, the 31-year-old was ranked outside of the top 50 and hadn't won a competitive match in over a year. But that doesn't take anything away from the fact that Novak Djokovic hung around long enough for the Austrian's game to fall away. Dominic Thiem features thrice in our list of the top 5 men's matches from 2020, while Novak Djokovic appears twice. The World No. Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev shake hands after the semifinal A winning volley booked his 11th showdown with second seed Djokovic, his third appearance in a Grand Slam final. Ultimately, Serena rallied from a set down and a 4-2 deficit in the final set to earn the 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory. 1 Thomas Muster. The 27-year-old Austrian ends the year ranked a career-high No. But when both his return and serve are firing, even the best in the business can do nothing much except pray. The Serb saved one - his fifth overall - with an ace, but Thiem finally clinched the win with his sixth match-point of the evening. 67, which he achieved on 7 October 2019. Except that he didn't. His results for the rest of the year only added to his case. 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The American finished the season with a career-high ranking at No. Who had the most impressive year despite the circumstances? Starting the 2020 season ranked No. There are breakthroughs and then there's what Swiatek did in Paris this fall. Thiem reeled off six points in a row to stun Djokovic and create two more match points. As the match progressed, it felt like the two players would perhaps tire out from all the exertion they were going through just to win individual points. Khachanov eventually missed one of his backhands, to hand Kyrgios arguably his career-best win. Dominic Thiem produced two of the best wins of his career in the space of one week. During such a strange season, there was something so comforting about a Serena and Venus Williams battle in one of the first tournaments after the coronavirus hiatus. You carried me all the way, I'm proud to have you as a partner.". She opened the year with a final appearance in the Brisbane International but failed to make it past the third round in any of the other four events she entered. She finished the year with another final appearance at the Ostrava Open and is now ranked No. Will 2019 Berrettini return in 2021? Thiem had a career-defining year and finally won his first major title at the US Open. She followed it up with a quarterfinal run at the Linz Open in Austria. He also plans to be back in time to play in Australia. 3: Dominic Thiem! Federer reeled off five points in a row to find himself match-point up at 9-8. Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-7 (10), 7-6 (5). By: Reuters | Updated: December 15, 2020 12:26:46 pm Dominic Thiem celebrates with the US Open trophy after his match against Alexander Zverev. Nerves had clearly caught up to Thiem, and the Serb promptly manufactured a set point opportunity for himself - which he squandered with a forehand that sailed wide. Thiem dropped the second set after winning the first but came back strongly to win the tie 7-6, 4-6, 6-3. 1 and two-time major champion, have been well documented over the past few seasons. Kyrgios was serving up missiles and unleashing 150kph winners at will; what chance did a misfiring (and fatigued) Khachanov stand? Will 2021 be the year she makes history? His career-high ATP ranking in singles is world No. You'll rarely find a straight-setter at the top of the ‘best matches of the year’ list, or any tennis list for that matter. 3 after becoming the first male player born in the 1990s to win a Grand Slam and the first non-Big Three member since 2016 to win a major. Dominic Thiem lost the last match of the year, but in 2020 the Austrian lived up to his promise. The elite-eight men of tennis lock horns on London’s premier hard court, and on Tuesday, Spanish raw power Rafael Nadal and Austrian aggression Dominic Thiem set up a round-robin battle. He ultimately lost to Nadal, his idol, but made a dramatic rise in the rankings. Dominic Thiem 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. She needed a deciding set in four of her six matches heading into the final but never allowed her opponent to take more than three games in the final set. He even broke the mighty Swiss’ serve early in the decider, bringing back flashes of New York 2018, but Federer broke back immediately. If you closed your eyes and merely listened to the match, you would think that Thanos and Thor were going hammer and tongs at each other in the O2 Arena; such was the intensity in Nadal and Thiem’s shots. 25 seed Milos Raonic and eighth-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut. Dominic Thiem needed two monster tie breaks to overcome Novak Djokovic and advance to the final of the ATP Finals, beating the Serbian … Dominic Thiem decided to do a Novak Djokovic on the Serb, Serb was dehydrated through much of this encounter. Thiem … This was a match decided by very fine margins, as evidenced by the fact that there was only one break of serve throughout the clash. At the Australian Open this year, John Millman proved that his win over Roger Federer at the 2018 US Open was not a fluke. 1) Dominic Thiem def. Lasting 2 hours, 19 minutes, the sisters battled for every point with vintage intensity. But now his improved mental strength came to the fore, and he showed the world how to outdo Djokovic at his own formula. Ranked No. When Novak Djokovic’s return game is working well, your chances of winning automatically go down. For the second straight year, Dominic Thiem will play for the Nitto ATP Finals trophy, with a first-time champion guaranteed to be crowned in London. US Election 2020 Massachusetts profile: How state voted in 2016, demographics and more After downing Rafael Nadal in an epic round-robin clash, the Austrian outlasted Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the Nitto ATP Finals. The Austrian produced a series of stinging forehands and sharp first serves to set up his first match point at 6-5. She also became the lowest-ranked French Open victor in the history of the WTA rankings and the first Polish player to win a Grand Slam singles title. Novak Djokovic struggled to produce his tennis, and it was later revealed that the Serb was dehydrated through much of this encounter. He did not beat a single top-10 player from November 2019 to October 2020 but has now beaten seven in the space of four weeks. Those are mind-boggling figures for any tennis match, but they still don't do justice to this titanic, belief-defying contest. The Serb was helped greatly by his serve, winning several big points by producing a timely ace or service winner. But Kyrgios somehow found his spots both on the return and serve, and ended one of the points with a stunning backhand down the line winner that took everyone's breath away. 255, the 23-year-old needed to qualify to get into the main draw, but then won eight straight matches. After a year like no other, we've made it to the tennis offseason. Dominic Thiem came out on top in a high-quality match to beat Rafael Nadal at the ATP Finals. The 2020 ATP season has well and truly ended, so now is a good time to look back at the best matches of the year. They stopped only when the Austrian clinched the match by going up another level in the second set tiebreaker, but that left everyone watching wishing it could have gone three sets. Karen Khachanov 6-2, 7-6(5), 6-7(6), 6-7(7), 7-6(10-8). 3 chose that moment to let his past ghosts come to the surface, as he served up a big double fault. World Number 3 Austrian Dominic Thiem made amends for 2019 by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets at the Tour Finals opener on Sunday afternoon. Scoreline: Novak Djokovic def. When fans needed something to cheer for, the sisters delivered with one of the more competitive matches they've played against each other in their 31st showdown. Subscribe now! But don’t be deceived by the scoreline here, because Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem ensured that every second of this match was worth its weight in gold. Gauff is too talented and focused to struggle for long and she'll be motivated in 2021. John Millman, sensing another famous win, went for the jugular and amassed a seemingly unassailable 8-4 lead. Diego Schwartzman, a fan favorite and beloved by his peers, cracked the top 10 for the first time in his career and advanced to his first major semifinal in Paris. She missed the start of the 2020 season and contemplated retirement. If there's one thing tennis fans can say with certainty, no matter how unpredictable everything else seems, don't ever count out Serena. He also fell to Nadal but followed up his Parisian debut by notching his first ATP title at the Sofia Open in November, becoming the youngest to do so since Kei Nishikori in 2008. Despite the months-long break from competition, the legendary sisters didn't disappoint in their second-round meeting at the TopSeed Open in Kentucky. Both Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem started the ATP Tour Finals 2020 with a victory on Sunday and will be hoping for another one on Tuesday. With the coronavirus pandemic shutting down the ATP and WTA tours for months -- including the cancellation of Wimbledon -- and dramatically altering the schedule and conditions at the events that did take place, it is hard to know what to make of the year that was. It was easily the Cinderella story of the year. Although Williams won the Brisbane International, her first tournament title since coming back from childbirth, the season still feels like a missed opportunity. But even though he couldn't go deep at his home Slam, Kyrgios' win over Khachanov in the third round will linger in memory for a very long time.

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