Dominic Thiem will face Alexander Zverev, while Naomi Osaka will face Victoria Azarenka in finals
• Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zvarev will face each other in the final of men’s singles event
• Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka will face each other for the women’s singles title
• There will be a first-time Grand Slam winner in men’s singles after 6 years
Morung Express News
Dimapur | September 12
Although most of the major tennis events were either cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, US Open 2020 brought back the mega season of tennis for fans.
Despite some stars backing out, the US Open 2020 has witnessed some brilliant tennis so far.
After 12 days of the hard-court tournament, 4 finalists remain for the final clash of men’s and women’s singles event.
Thiem vs Zverev
In the Men’s event, the tournament will witness a new Grand Slam winner, the first in 6 years. Marin Cilic of Croatia was the last first-time Grand Slam winner at the 2014 US Open.
The ‘Big Three’ of tennis are not in the picture this time with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer opting out of the tournament, and Djokovic defaulted for inadvertently hitting a line judge in the fourth round.
23-year-old Zverev and 27-year-old Dominic Thiem will battle it out for the title.
Austria’s Dominic Thiem and Germany’s Alexander Zverev beat their respective opponents, Dannil Medvedev and Pablo Carreño Busta on Saturday.
A new champion of the Grand Slam event will be decided on Sunday.
Thiem is the world number 3 in ATP ranking and is seeded second in the tournament.
Zverev is ranked 7th in world and seeded 5th.
Osaka vs Azaranka
The Women’s singles finalists- 4th seed Naomi Osaka and unseeded Victoria Azarenka are both 2-time Grand Slam Champions.
For Osaka, the start was a little shaky, but she cruised to the finals after beating Jennifer Brady in the semi-final.
Victoria Azarenka stunned 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams to book the finals berth on Saturday.
