Thiem takes revenge against Tsitsipas in the 2019 final

London, Nov 15 (EFE) .- Austrian Dominic Thiem avenged the final lost last year at the O2 Arena and got rid of his then-executioner Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3.

Thiem, who appears in these ATP Finals as the third seed and who has surpassed Thomas Muster as the Austrian with the most presence in the tournament, made better use of his opportunities and defeated the reigning champion in a match that went beyond two hours. .

Nicolás Massú’s pupil struck first, taking a tough first set in which Tsitsipas cleared the three break balls he had to face and in which the Greek came to dominate 3-5 in the tie break.

Thiem raised the bar and didn’t pass up all the gifts he did give last year. He took four consecutive points and closed the first set, although the inconsistency he has developed since he won the last US Open came to light again.

He allowed Tsitsipas to connect again to the match and this broke him in the third game of the second set, an advantage that he would not release throughout the sleeve and that served to equalize with a creditable 6-4.

But now Thiem seems to have learned to take the blows. He did not despair, despite the fact that Tsitsipas seemed much more complete, and started the final set with a 3-0 lead.

When it was complicated, in an eternal fifth game in which the Greek wasted the opportunity to ‘counter break’ with a backhand parallel to the net, the Austrian reacted.

He released some isolated “Vamos”, clearly influenced by Massú, and accelerated to add his first triumph in the masters tournament.

Thiem, who becomes the leader of the London 2020 group, awaiting the match that Rafael Nadal and Andrey Rublev will play tonight, continues with the dream of ending the year as number two in the world.

For this he will need to win three more games and for Nadal to lose everything, or to win the tournament undefeated and for the Spaniard to only get one win. EFE