Victory against Thiem: Tsitsipas wins ATP Finals for the first time

After 2:35 hours, Tsitsipas became the youngest winner at the elite event for the best eight players of the year since the Australian Lleyton Hewitt in 2001. For Tsitsipas it was the third tournament victory this year after Marseille and Estoril and the fourth overall. For the title premiere, the world number six will receive prize money of around 2,7 million US dollars, Thiem will receive 1,3 million dollars.

Redemption: After a tense tie-break, Stefanos Tsitsipas secured the title. © APA/afp / GLYN KIRK

“A dream has come true,” the Greek said after his coup in the generational semifinals against six-time tournament winner Federer, 17 years his senior. The next day, after another show of strength, the dream of the title even came true. After more than two and a half hours, Tsitsipas dropped his racket to the ground, got on his knees and received a long hug from Thiem.

A year ago, the young athlete from Athens played at the Next Gen ATP Finals for U21 players in Milan and won the title there. His successor as title holder is Jannik Sinner from Sesto. He started the season as number 15 in the world rankings and caused a stir on the international stage for the first time at the Australian Open with his round of XNUMX win against Federer. <a data-caption="Wieder nichts: Der Niederösterreicher Dominic Thiem hat eine große Chance auf den wichtigsten Erfolg seiner Karriere vertan. © APA/afp / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS" data-fancybox="inline-58829" target="_image" href="https://s3-images.sportnews.bz/_images/scale/1280x1280/img/2019/11/wieder-nichts-der-niederoesterreicher-dominic-thiem-hat-eine-grosse-chance-auf-den-wichtigsten-erfolg-seiner-karriere-vertan.jpg"> Nothing again: Lower Austrian Dominic Thiem has missed a great opportunity for the most important success of his career. © APA/afp / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS

In London he was the youngest player since Jim Courier (then 21) in 1991 to reach the final on his debut. In the third round the nerves came into play. Tsitsipas managed the break to make it 2-1, but Thiem hit back to make it 3-3. The spectators now saw another close duel at eye level, which again went into a tiebreak - this time with the better end for the strong-nerved Tsitsipas.

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Victory against Thiem: Tsitsipas wins ATP Finals for the first time

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