Fifth seed Alexander Zverev got off to a perfect start on Sunday in the US Open final, grabbing the opening set 6-2 against second seed Dominic Thiem as both men pursue their first Grand Slam title.
Thiem saved a break point in the opening game with a big inside-out forehand, but a nervy service game at 1-1 saw him hand a break to Zverev with a double fault and pair of baseline errors. The Austrian hadn’t dropped serve more than twice in a match en route to the final, but only landed 37 per cent of first serves throughout the opening set and gave Zverev numerous opportunities to get on top of rallies. Thiem only won 29 per cent (5/17) of his second-serve points.
Zverev avoided the slow starts he had in his past two matches, cracking his groundstrokes with authority and racking up 16 winners to just six unforced errors. The ball toss issues he had at times throughout the tournament were also non-existent. Zverev landed 68 per cent of his first serves and won all but one point behind that delivery(12/13).
The fifth seed scored an insurance break at 4-2 and required just 45 seconds to serve out the opening set. He trails Thiem 2-7 in their ATP Head2Head series and has won their past three matches, including a four-set victory in this year’s Australian Open semi-finals.
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