For Zverev, the path to a first Grand Slam final has been, at times, uninspiring. By the fifth set, Zverev had settled down and was landing 75 percent of his first serves. 3 and seeded second, is in his fourth Grand Slam final, but his first not facing one of the Big Three — Djokovic, Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal. Asked if that would change his mentality going into the final, Thiem said it would not. He had just lost in the second round of the Western & Southern Open, a warm-up for the U.S. Open.

Source: New York Times September 13, 2020 03:56 UTC