What you want to do is quite often in direct conflict with what you need to do. Dominic Thiem wanted to step back as far as possible returning second serves against Grigor Dimitrov to buy time to take big cuts at the ball. After all, it’s what helped get him to London in the first place. But there was only one problem: It didn’t work nearly as well on the quicker, lower-bouncing indoor conditions of The O2. Dimitrov defeated Thiem 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 in their Group Pete Sampras match at the Nitto ATP Finals on Monday, with the battleground of second serves as important as anything that transpired in the match. Overall, Thiem won 23 per cent (12/52) of points...
In his debut at the Nitto ATP Finals, Grigor Dimitrov played as if he had been here before. The Bulgarian came up with clutch shot after clutch shot against Dominic Thiem, racing around The O2 to beat the fourth-seeded Austrian in a topsy-turvy match, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, on Monday. The sixth seed broke Thiem three times, including late in the third set as the Austrian struggled to hold his nerves. Thiem was serving at 5-5, 0/30 when he double faulted twice to hand Dimitrov the break. The Bulgarian fell behind 0/15 at 6-5 but converted on his third match point to clinch a successful debut. Watch Full Match Replays “It, for me, was just one of those new experiences that...
Watch highlights as Grigor Dimitrov battles past Dominic Thiem in a tight three-setter in their opening match, and Bob and Mike Bryan survive a Match Tie-break against Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares. Photo Credit: Thomas Lovelock/ATP World Tour. Watch live tennis at TennisTV.com.
Grigor Dimitrov shows sensational touch at the net with a perfect backhand drop volley against Dominic Thiem at the Nitto ATP Finals. Photo Credit:Watch the Nitto ATP Finals live on TennisTV.com.
