“This is just a big dream coming true for me" - Thiem on playing final at ATP Finals

Dominic Thiem reached his first final at the ATP Finals in London after winning 2 matches in the group stage and defeating Alexander Zverev in semifinals.

After winning the match against Zverev, Thiem commented on this success when he said:

“This is just a big, big dream coming true for me. It is one of the best tournaments all year, one of the most prestigious tournaments all year, and I’m getting the chance to play the final tomorrow. It’s unreal to me. To beat the defending champion, a good player, an unbelievable player, this is always a great achievement and I’m very, very happy,” Thiem said.

Both Dominic Thiem and his opponent in the final, Stefanos Tsitsipas are playing one-handed backhand. It was in 2006, when this happened last time, when Roger Federer played James Blake in the final.

“That's a very nice fact, because I think there was a time where there were not many players with a one-handed backhand. And now me and also way younger, amazing players like Stefanos and Denis Shapovalov play [with] one-handed backhands, so we are going to see it for also the next 10, 15 years, which is great,” Thiem said.

“I think if you play it well like we do, it has a lot of advantages, and maybe especially indoors because of the slice, because of the many options you have.”

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