Faced with the pressure of serving at , Thiem comes up with two unbelievable forehands to close out the game, and level the fifth set at Zverev's dodgy second serve was once again on show, a kph second serve at highlighting just how nervous he was.

Thiem couldn't convert the first break point, but made no mistake with the second, and we're back on serve! We may have just seen the decisive game of this championship, with Zverev breaking for a lead!

Thiem looked to have done the hard work, winning two tough points after being down, but a missed forehand gave Zverev the break point and he was able to convert.

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Zverev recupera un mini-break. Zverev ora con due battute a disposizione. Ace di Thiem con il solito effetto slice sulla riga. Si seguono, dunque, i turni al servizio, Zverev in battuta.

Ottimo attacco di rovescio incrociato di Zverev e giocata a rete comoda del tedesco. Thiem al servizio. Non ci sono stati break in questo parziale.

Il teutonico in battuta. Seconda di servizio robusta di Zverev e lungo il rovescio di Thiem. Il tedesco al servizio. Ottimo dritto a sventaglio di Thiem e niente da fare per Zverev.

Chiude il terzo set Thiem in questo tie-break del terzo set con uno splendido rovescio lungolinea.

Zverev con due servizi a disposizione. Si va al tie-break in questo terzo set, con questo errore di rovescio di Zverev. Nulla di serio per lui a quanto pare.

Secondo set-point per Sascha. Vantaggio Zverev, largo il passante di dritto incrociato di Thiem e dunque set-point per il teutonico. Thiem will serve to make this a second consecutive five-set U.

Open men's final. Thiem cruises through another service game and he keeps the scoreboard pressure on Zverev. As expected, first big moments of the set arrive during the sixth game.

Zverev digs out of a hole with some huge forehands and holds for If Thiem had converted one those break points, we could have been quickly heading for a fifth set.

More bad calls from the linespeople, more routine service holds Zverev gets the job done at love for Thiem holds easily for It has been an uneventful set so far, but you have to think things are about to get interesting as the pressure builds.

Zverev delivers a routine service hold of it's own and it's There have been some dodgy line calls, by the way, throughout this match.

The players aren't the only ones struggling out here Thiem holds at love to open the fourth. Serving first again in this set could be a big help for the year-old, as Zverev did not handle serving from behind well in the second set.

Keeping the pressure on pays off in a BIG way for Thiem. He breaks and takes the third set! It was -- it has to be said -- a very shaky game from Zverev and he has now reached double-digits in the double-fault department for the fourth time at this U.

We have a match on our hands! Zverev was within centimeters of getting a look at a break point, but a challenge by Thiem and an overrule saves him from having to deal with that situation.

The Austrian ends up surviving another deuce game and holds for Zverev will serve to stay in the set.

Zverev thwacks a MPH second serve at deuce, when a double-fault would have put him in a hole. He ends up holding for Now the pressure mounts on Thiem, with Zverev two games from the title.

Thiem battles through a deuce game for a critical hold that puts him back in front While the No 2 seed is obviously in more trouble in the overall match, scoreboard pressure is on Zverev in this set.

Zverev holds to He could have used that kind of game at , but he will obviously take it now. It's in the second. We are into the "business end" of the third and it will probably come down to which man can hold his nerve better than the other.

Thiem consolidates at love for a advantage. It's not much, but heck, any kind of "lead" for Thiem in this match should given him some semblance of confidence.

This is anyone's set right now, as both guys are going in and out of patches of good play and poor play.

The finish line being in sight may not have been a good thing for Zverev. He tightens up and gets broken. Thiem failed on his first three break chances in the game but capitalized on his fourth with a dipping backhand return at Zverev's feet.

The finish line is in sight for Zverev! Thiem's forehand goes completely off the boil, as errors left and right give his opponent the break.

Zverev takes a commanding , , lead. He is four service holds away from the title! Zverev holds easily for That game was a lot more convincing that his effort -- albeit a successful one -- at in the second.

Thiem holds for a lead in the third. He is starting to look more like himself now. The question is: is it too late? Zverev leads two sets to love!

The game started with a double-fault, but the year-old comes up clutch after that with his most important service hold of the day. Thiem produces the shot of the day to hold for

Zverev makes an absolute mess of that service game and gets broken for the first time all day. Thiem converted break point with a nice forehand volley winner, but for the most part that game was all about what Zverev did wrong--mainly the miss of an easy forehand volley at that would have ended the set. Fifth-set tiebreaker: Zverev Thiem. Zverev holds his opening service point, then goes up a quick minibreak with a backhand passing winner on Thiem’s serve for 2-love. Zverev will be looking to live up to his billing and be the first of his generation to win a grand slam title. Crushing Semi-Final Victory For Thiem Number two seed Dominic Thiem has had a career full of promise, and good results, but as a result of the presence of the Big Three, he does not quite have the big tournaments under his belt the way he should by now. Summary. Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live commentary at the top of the page; Dominic Thiem beats Alexander Zverev () in US Open men's singles final. Dominic Thiem came from two sets down to defeat Alexander Zverev, , , , , (), in a match that lasted more than four hours. Sehr stark. Rang der Weltrangliste belegt, antreten. Sonntag