• Thiem: ‘Now I’m facing the King of Australia’
It is rare that a player wins a slam by beating both Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, in either order, in the same fortnight. Stan Wawrinka did it here in 2014 and Roger Federer came within two points of doing it at Wimbledon last year in a final against the Serbian that left him shattered.
So, Dominic Thiem, who defeated Nadal in the quarter-finals two days ago and reached the final with an intelligent dismantling of his dangerous but frenzied German friend, Alexander Zverev, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4), in the second semi-final on Friday, is poised to join an elite group if he can overcome Djokovic on Sunday evening. It is the tallest of orders.
Written by Kevin Mitchell at Melbourne Park
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/31/dominic-thiem-fights-back-beat-alexander-zverev-reach-australian-open-final-tennis under the title “Dominic Thiem beats Zverev to set up Djokovic clash in Australian Open final”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
