ATP Cup 2021: Dominic Thiem vs Matteo Berrettini- Match Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction

Austrian Top seed Dominic Thiem will face Italian top seed Matteo Berrettini in the No.1 Singles clash at the ATP Cup 2021. World No.3 Thiem is one of the most talented players of current times, while No.10 Berrettini is the new Italian hope in the tennis world. This will surely be an interesting match-up.

Match Details:

Date: 2nd February, 2021
Tournament: ATP Cup 2021
Fixture: Dominic Thiem vs Matteo Berrettini
Round: Group stage
Venue: John Cain Arena, Melbourne, Australia
Category: ATP Cup
Surface: Acrylic Hard-court
Prize Money: $7,500,000

Dominic Thiem vs Matteo Berrettini: Match Preview

Reigning US Open Champion Dominic Thiem is expected to do wonders in Australia, and ATP Cup will be his first chance to do so. However, this tournament might not be it for the Austrian. Last year, at the ATP Cup’s maiden edition, Thiem lost two of three match-ups.

This ultimately led to Austria bowing out of the tournament at the group stages. However, this year it’s different, Thiem is a much better player now and has a Grand Slam under his belt. He will look to do everything in his power to outlast Berrettini in this clash.

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Italy great new hope Matteo Berrettini enters this tournament with some game time under his belt. At the recently concluded Antalya Open, Berrettini reached the quarterfinals. Though he was the favorite to win the competition, the failure to lift the trophy in Turkey will be a dent in his side. This game time will come in handy when Berrettini faces one of the world’s best in Melbourne.

Dominic Thiem vs Matteo Berrettini: Head-to-Head

While the current form favors Thiem, the head-to-head statistic between these two men tells a different story. Thiem and Berrettini have faced off against each other on 4 different occasions, with both the men winning two matches each.

The latest match came at the Nitto ATP Finals in 2019, where Berrettini defeated Thiem in the group stage clash at the hard-court of London. The final score of that match was 7-6(3), 6-3.

Dominic Thiem vs Matteo Berrettini: Match Prediction

Both Thiem and Berrettini are top seed from their nation at this tournament, thus there is a lot of responsibility on their shoulder to give their country’s a good start. Thiem is in the form of his life, he overcame both World No.1 Djokovic and No.2 Nadal at the ATP Finals 2020, and is amongst the favorite to sweep the trophies in Australia. The Austrian is known for his persistence and will look to play long rallies in this match.

His opponent Berrettini will look to counter that strategy by displaying his skills to puzzle Thiem. It will be hard for him though, his early exit at the Antalya Open will be fresh in his mind. And in order to defeat the like Thiem, he has to shake this setback and concentrate fully on this match. In the end, Thiem is likely to win this match in straight sets.

Match Prediction: Dominic Thiem to win this contest on straight sets.

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