Thiem went into Sunday 0-3 in Grand Slam finals and dealt with all of the doubts that came along with that record. And now? He is the first new men's Grand Slam champion in six years.
Zverev held an initial two-sets lead against Thiem in the final, followed by a chance to serve out the match at 5-3 in the fifth set.
On Sunday evening, Thiem used every bit of his Grand Slam experience to come back from the brink and defeat Zverev 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 in the 2020 US Open men's singles final.
Thiem becomes first Austrian to win the US Open title but the second from his country to win a major after Thomas Muster who won the 1995 French Open title
Thiem became the fifth man to come back to win the final after dropping the opening two sets in tournament history, but first since 1949, when it was known as the U.S. Championships.
Defeating third-seeded Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal on Saturday, Thiem gave himself another opportunity at a major haul with fifth-seeded Alexander Zverev standing as his only obstacle.
Zverev constructed quite a comeback, getting his game in gear to beat a fading Carreño Busta 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 and reach the title match at Flushing Meadows.
Zverev made a strong comeback after losing the first set 1-6 to beat Borna Coric in the quarterfinal, while Naomi Osaka registered a straight-set win over Shelby Rogers.
According to the German, wait and watch approach is the best policy currently and he said he will make a decision leading up to the tournament.
Zverev was Ferrer's last opponent on tour. He beat the Spaniard in the second round in Madrid last year in Ferrer's final tournament before retirement.
Images and clips of Zverev partying at the private club in Monte Carlo with apparently no social distancing guidelines emerged on social media on Sunday.
Djokovic, who broke down in tears after a win in his last match, stated he isn't crying because he has been ousted from the tournament but because of the memories that came back while playing at the venue.
Alexander Zverev said he will donate $10,000 for every match he won at Melbourne Park and until his ouster at the Australian Open semi-finals, he won 5.
Dominic Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 in semi-final to set up final clash with Novak Djokovic.
Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev will clash in the second semi-final of the Australian Open 2020 to play Novak Djokovic in the final.
Alexander Zverev beat Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka in four sets to reach the semifinal of the 2020 Australian Open.
Andrey Rublev is on quite a streak at the moment: 11-0 in 2020, 15 wins in a row dating to the Davis Cup at the end of last year.
Nick Kyrgios promised to donate $1,000 to the bush fire recovery effort for every set the Aussie player wins at the Australian Open.
Roger Federer will take on Alexander Zverev and the match will be played on March 24 at Movistar Arena in Colombian capital Bogota.
It will be Roger Federer's first game in Mexico, in a career that has seen him win 20 Grand Slam titles.
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