Dominic Thiem was two sets and 2-1 down against Alexander Zverev, but showed steely determination and resiliency under immense pressure to recover and emerge victorious after a fifth-set tiebreak finish – winning the first Grand Slam of his career in a dramatic finale packed with unpredictable moments galore. Continue reading
Rafael Nadal won the 19th Grand Slam of his career, prevailing in five-sets with a 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 win over a defiant Russian Daniil Medvedev after just shy of five hours on Arthur Ashe. The 23-year-old worked tirelessly in his Grand Slam Final debut, registering winners aplenty to get back into title contention from two sets down. Ultimately though, earlier errors proved costly.
Stan Wawrinka is into this year’s US Open quarter-finals after a 6-4, 7-5, 2-1 win over defending champion Novak Djokovic. The world number one was clearly not at his best before retiring early in the third set to a chorus of boos, with a recurrence of his shoulder injury proving too painful to continue playing through and risk further aggravation.
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Novak Djokovic’s excellence was on full display as he dominated against a nervy Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 to win his third consecutive Grand Slam and a record-breaking seventh title in Melbourne.
Despite dropping his first set of the tournament, Novak Djokovic was clinically ruthless when he needed to be against exciting teenager Denis Shapovalov – winning 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 during the pair’s first meeting on Saturday morning.
