It took him 4 Grand Slam finals, however the ATP’s inheritor obvious lastly broke by with a win in New York final 12 months. What Dominic Thiem didn’t do was beat any of the Huge 3 on his technique to the title. Which means he, and the era he leads, might want to cross another bridge in Melbourne. Sooner or later, with Thiem, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Matteo Berrettini all within the High 10, they’ll get there.
May it occur now? Federer shall be susceptible as a result of he’s simply returning to the tour. Nadal shall be semi-vulnerable as a result of it is a hard-court occasion. However knocking off Djokovic Down Beneath could be the second-tallest order in tennis. Thiem nearly scaled that mountain on the Aussie Open in 2020, however the climb gained’t be any much less steep in 2021.
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