Dominic Thiem vs Alexander Zverev — Australian Open Semi-final

Australian Open · ATP · Semi-final
AUT5
Dominic Thiem
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2020
hard
Alexander Zverev
GER7
Alexander Zverev
#3ATP
2100ELO
2042Hard ELO
$6.5MYTD
$66MCAREER
29 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
Thiem D.
3-6 6-4 7-6 7-6
Zverev A.
Thiem D.
3677773
Zverev A.
6463641

Dominic Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev 3-6 6-4 7-6 7-6 in the Australian Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Dominic Thiem came in leading the head-to-head 7–4, defending last year's round of 64. Dominic Thiem extended the head-to-head to 8–4.

Key context

Head to head

7–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-06-19HalleR32grassAlexander Zverev6-3 6-4
2021-05-03Madrid MastersSFclayAlexander Zverev6-3 6-4
2020-08-31US OpenFhardDominic Thiem2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(6)
2019-11-11Tour FinalsSFhardDominic Thiem7-5 6-3
2018-05-28Roland GarrosQFclayDominic Thiem6-4 6-2 6-1
2018-05-07Madrid MastersFclayAlexander Zverev6-4 6-4
2017-02-13RotterdamR32hardDominic Thiem3-6 6-3 6-4
2016-10-03BeijingR32hardAlexander Zverev4-6 6-1 6-3
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR32clayDominic Thiem6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 6-3
2016-05-16NiceFclayDominic Thiem6-4 3-6 6-0
2016-04-25MunichSFclayDominic Thiem4-6 6-2 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Thiem D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Zverev A.

Zverev A.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Thiem D.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Thiem D.Zverev A.
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Serve
71
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Return
42

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Thiem D.Zverev A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
55%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.1
8.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (169 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Thiem D.Zverev A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
85
94
Break points saved·Even
98
100
Break points won·Dominant
58
90
Deciding sets·Even
99
99
Tiebreaks·Even
97
100

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Thiem D.Zverev A.
Freshness·
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52

Zverev A.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 103 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°CRain
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 79%
Final
Djokovic N.[2]
Thiem D.[5]
6-44-62-66-36-4
Semi-finals
Thiem D.[5]
Zverev A.[7]
3-66-47-637-64
Djokovic N.[2]
Federer R.[3]
7-616-46-3
Quarter-finals
Thiem D.[5]
Nadal R.[1]
7-637-644-67-66
Zverev A.[7]
Wawrinka S.[15]
1-66-36-46-2
Federer R.[3]
Sandgren T.
6-32-62-67-686-3
Djokovic N.[2]
Raonic M.[32]
6-46-37-61
R16
Nadal R.[1]
Kyrgios N.[23]
6-33-67-667-64
Thiem D.[5]
Monfils G.[10]
6-26-46-4
Wawrinka S.[15]
Medvedev D.[4]
6-22-64-67-626-2
Zverev A.[7]
Rublev A.[17]
6-46-46-4
Sandgren T.
Fognini F.[12]
7-657-56-726-4
Federer R.[3]
Fucsovics M.
4-66-16-26-2
Raonic M.[32]
Cilic M.
6-46-37-5
Djokovic N.[2]
Schwartzman D.[14]
6-36-46-4
R32
Djokovic N.[2]
Nishioka Y.
6-36-26-2
Nadal R.[1]
Carreno Busta P.[27]
6-16-26-4
Kyrgios N.[23]
Khachanov K.[16]
6-27-656-766-777-68
Monfils G.[10]
Gulbis E.
7-626-46-3
Thiem D.[5]
Fritz T.[29]
6-26-46-756-4
Medvedev D.[4]
Popyrin A.
6-46-36-2
Rublev A.[17]
Goffin D.[11]
2-67-636-47-64
Zverev A.[7]
Verdasco F.
6-26-26-4
Sandgren T.
Querrey S.
6-46-46-4
Fognini F.[12]
Pella G.[22]
7-606-26-3
Fucsovics M.
Paul T.
6-16-16-4
Raonic M.[32]
Tsitsipas S.[6]
7-56-47-62
Cilic M.
Bautista Agut R.[9]
6-736-46-05-76-3
Schwartzman D.[14]
Lajovic D.[24]
6-26-37-67
Wawrinka S.[15]
Isner J.[19]
6-44-1
Federer R.[3]
Millman J.
4-67-626-44-67-68
R64
Medvedev D.[4]
Martinez P.
7-56-16-3
Tsitsipas S.[6]
Kohlschreiber P.
W/O
Carreno Busta P.[27]
Gojowczyk P.
6-46-11-66-4
Kyrgios N.[23]
Simon G.
6-26-44-67-5
Khachanov K.[16]
Ymer M.
6-22-66-43-67-68
Monfils G.[10]
Karlovic I.
4-67-686-47-5
Gulbis E.
Bedene A.
7-56-36-2
Fritz T.[29]
Anderson K.
4-66-757-646-26-2
Thiem D.[5]
Bolt A.
6-25-76-756-16-2
Popyrin A.
Munar J.
6-27-656-2
Isner J.[19]
Tabilo A.
6-46-36-3
Wawrinka S.[15]
Seppi A.
4-67-56-33-66-4
Goffin D.[11]
Herbert P.
6-16-44-61-66-3
Rublev A.[17]
Sugita Y.
6-26-37-65
Verdasco F.
Basilashvili N.[26]
4-67-656-46-4
Zverev A.[7]
Gerasimov E.
7-656-47-5
Sandgren T.
Berrettini M.[8]
7-676-44-62-67-5
Querrey S.
Berankis R.
7-624-66-46-4
Pella G.[22]
Barrere G.
6-16-43-66-3
Fognini F.[12]
Thompson J.
7-646-13-64-67-64
Fucsovics M.
Sinner J.
6-46-46-3
Paul T.
Dimitrov G.[18]
6-47-663-66-737-63
Millman J.
Hurkacz H.[31]
6-47-56-3
Federer R.[3]
Krajinovic F.
6-16-46-1
Raonic M.[32]
Garin C.
6-36-46-2
Bautista Agut R.[9]
Mmoh M.
5-76-26-46-1
Schwartzman D.[14]
Davidovich Fokina A.
6-16-46-2
Lajovic D.[24]
Polmans M.
6-26-46-3
Nishioka Y.
Evans D.[30]
6-46-36-4
Djokovic N.[2]
Ito T.
6-16-46-2
Nadal R.[1]
Delbonis F.
6-37-646-1
Cilic M.
Paire B.[21]
6-26-763-66-17-63
R128
Delbonis F.
Sousa J.
6-36-47-63
Simon G.
Cuevas P.
6-16-36-3
Ymer M.
Uchiyama Y.
6-46-16-2
Khachanov K.[16]
Vilella Martinez M.
4-66-47-646-3
Monfils G.[10]
Lu Y.
6-16-46-2
Karlovic I.
Pospisil V.
7-646-47-5
Bedene A.
Duckworth J.
6-46-756-756-26-4
Gulbis E.
Auger Aliassime F.[20]
7-54-67-646-4
Fritz T.[29]
Griekspoor T.
6-36-36-3
Anderson K.
Ivashka I.
6-42-64-66-47-68
Bolt A.
Ramos A.
7-611-66-756-16-4
Thiem D.[5]
Mannarino A.
6-37-56-2
Medvedev D.[4]
Tiafoe F.
6-34-66-46-2
Martinez P.
Koepfer D.
6-36-47-5
Munar J.
Gaston H.
7-55-76-06-3
Tabilo A.
Galan D.
4-66-36-46-766-4
Seppi A.
Kecmanovic M.
6-46-47-63
Wawrinka S.[15]
Dzumhur D.
7-56-746-46-4
Herbert P.
Norrie C.
7-53-63-67-56-4
Sugita Y.
Benchetrit E.
6-26-06-3
Rublev A.[17]
Oconnell C.
6-30-66-47-65
Basilashvili N.[26]
Kwon S.
6-756-47-53-66-3
Verdasco F.
Donskoy E.
7-56-26-1
Gerasimov E.
Ruud C.
6-37-661-64-67-66
Zverev A.[7]
Cecchinato M.
6-47-646-3
Sandgren T.
Trungelliti M.
6-16-47-5
Berankis R.
Carballes Baena R.
6-46-26-2
Querrey S.
Coric B.[25]
6-36-46-4
Pella G.[22]
Smith J.
6-37-56-4
Barrere G.
Safwat M.
6-787-616-47-65
Thompson J.
Bublik A.
6-46-36-2
Fognini F.[12]
Opelka R.
3-66-736-46-37-65
Fucsovics M.
Shapovalov D.[13]
6-36-776-17-63
Sinner J.
Purcell M.
7-626-26-4
Paul T.
Mayer L.
4-66-46-46-4
Dimitrov G.[18]
Londero J.
4-66-26-06-4
Millman J.
Humbert U.
7-636-31-67-5
Krajinovic F.
Halys Q.
7-677-613-64-67-5
Federer R.[3]
Johnson S.
6-36-26-2
Tsitsipas S.[6]
Caruso S.
6-06-26-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Giron M.
7-56-16-2
Garin C.
Travaglia S.
6-46-36-4
Cilic M.
Moutet C.
6-36-26-4
Mmoh M.
Andujar P.
6-16-46-4
Bautista Agut R.[9]
Lopez F.
6-26-27-5
Schwartzman D.[14]
Harris L.
6-46-26-2
Davidovich Fokina A.
Gombos N.
4-66-42-66-36-2
Polmans M.
Kukushkin M.
6-46-34-66-786-4
Lajovic D.[24]
Edmund K.
7-676-37-64
Nishioka Y.
Djere L.
6-43-66-27-61
Ito T.
Gunneswaran P.
6-46-27-5
Djokovic N.[2]
Struff J.
7-656-22-66-1
Berrettini M.[8]
Harris A.
6-36-16-3
Popyrin A.
Tsonga J.[28]
6-756-26-10-0
Isner J.[19]
Monteiro T.
6-757-647-677-65
Hurkacz H.[31]
Novak D.
6-741-66-26-36-4
Paire B.[21]
Stebe C.
6-43-66-36-726-0
Raonic M.[32]
Giustino L.
6-26-16-3
Evans D.[30]
Mcdonald M.
3-64-66-16-26-3
Goffin D.[11]
Chardy J.
6-46-36-1
Nadal R.[1]
Dellien H.
6-26-36-0
Gojowczyk P.
Eubanks C.
7-616-34-66-0
Carreno Busta P.[27]
Kovalik J.
6-43-66-17-62
Kyrgios N.[23]
Sonego L.
6-27-637-61