Nitto ATP Finals 2020: Dominic Thiem vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction

Nitto ATP Finals 2020: Dominic Thiem vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Preview, Head-to-Head and Prediction
Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas

This will be the 8th time that this year’s US Open champion, Dominic Thiem and Reigning ATP Finals champion, Stefanos Tsitsipas will go head to head at the Nitto ATP Finals 2020 on the 15th of November at the O2 Arena in London.

Last year, the Austrian had capitulated to the Greek in the final of the same tournament and this year is an immediate replay of the same, however not the title clash.

Match Details:

  • Date: 15th November 2020
  • Tournament: Nitto ATP Finals 2020
  • Match: Dominic Thiem vs Stefanos Tsitsipas
  • Venue: London, United Kingdom
  • Category: ATP Finals
  • Surface: Indoor Hard-Court
  • Prize Money: $5,700,000

Dominic Thiem vs Stefanos Tsitsipas: Match Preview

Stefanos Tsitsipas.

The Austrian became a Grand Slam champion for the first time in his career after cruising past Alexander Zverev at the US Open title clash back in September.

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The World No. 3 recently gave a thumbs up on his foot injury after his fitness came into question in the loss against the eventual champion of the Vienna Open, Andrey Rublev. Thiem has only suffered three defeats post the restart of the sport.

Ranked at No. 6, Stefanos Tsitsipas enters the tournament as the defending champion after defeating Thiem itself last year. A lot has changed since that time, however, the 22-year-old Greek has struggled to find his feet since the restart of the season and has faced defeat at the hands of rising stars.

To say the least, the World No.6 has had an average season by high expectations with only one title this year at Marseille before the Covid-19 disruptions.

Dominic Thiem vs Stefanos Tsitsipas: Head to Head

Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas at the 2019 ATP Finals.

This will be the 8th time that Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas square off. The head to head is 4-3 for Thiem, but Tsitsipas leads 1-0 on indoor hard courts.

Dominic Thiem vs Stefanos Tsitsipas: Match Prediction

Dominic Thiem.

The World No.3, Dominic Thiem is now a Grand Slam champion. The efforts he made to improve his hard-court game towards the end of last season obviously paid off in his victory at the 2020 US Open this year.

However, the Greek will come to London with a renewed passion and will be confident to defend the trophy after already achieving to do it once this year, in Marseille, where he also won last year.

Thiem leads a tight head-to-head with the Tsitsipas which currently stands at 4-3. The manner in which their wins have zig-zagged back and forth only suggests that it’s Thiem’s turn to win the next encounter between the two.

Prediction: Dominic Thiem wins in straight sets.

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