It was partway through an incredibly hard-hitting, roller-coaster semifinal at the Australian Open between Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev when the ESPN commentary crew made an unusual observation. That, more than anything, is the unintended consequence of the past 15 years of seeing the men’s game dominated by three players — Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Now Thiem will play Djokovic in the tournament final, and all the necessary importance will be there because one of the Big Three is again involved. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...“We are playing in tough times as young players,” Thiem said. Thiem will be trying to win his first major after twice making it to the French Open final and losing to Nadal.

Source: thestar January 31, 2020 22:41 UTC