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Fifth set: Novak Djokovic 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 *2-1 Dominic Thiem: Djokovic breaks first! Thiem rightfully held his head in his hands as he sent a routine forehand to an open court well long, giving Djokovic a 30-30 window. He then missed a first serve and, of course, Djokovic ground him down until he missed a forehand. With his third successive forehand error, he handed over the break.
The defending champ is not missing now and this is turning into a very typical Djokovic recovery after looking horrendous in parts of this match. Can Thiem do anything to break his momentum?
Fifth set: Novak Djokovic 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 1-1* Dominic Thiem: Djokovic bites back with a second successive love hold of the match. Excellent serving, both first and second. At 30-0, Djokovic produced a slow but wicked kick serve to Thiem’s backhand that elicited an error. I keep on going on about it, but now that his second serve is slightly more trustworthy, everything is flowing better.
Written by Tumaini Carayol
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/feb/02/australian-open-mens-singles-final-novak-djokovic-v-dominic-thiem-live under the title “Novak Djokovic v Dominic Thiem goes to deciding set: Australian Open final – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
