1 Novak Djokovic made headlines by becoming the first top-seeded player to be disqualified from a Grand Slam singles tournament when he was defaulted from his fourth-round match for hitting a ball out of frustration that inadvertently hit a line judge in the throat. Further, the qualifying rounds of the tournament, in addition to the mixed doubles and juniors draws, were not held due to the pandemic.

6 Bianca Andreescu did not return due to safety concerns, nor did No. On the women's side, defending singles champion and world No. 15 Stan Wawrinka opted out for other reasons. 9 Gaël Monfils withdrew due to COVID-19 safety concerns, while No.

Defending men's singles champion and world No. As a result, withdrawals and opt-outs became a theme of the competition. Held during the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament saw changes in format and personnel compared to previous editions. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New YorkThe tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the calendars for the 2020 ATP Tour and the 2020 WTA Tour, the top professional men's and women's tennis circuits, respectively. The 2020 US Open was the 140th edition of tennis's US Open and the second Grand Slam event of the year. Entering Sunday's tiebreaker, Thiem boasted a career percentage of 51 percent of tiebreaks won.USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Zverev suffered from two double faults and for the winning point, Thiem passed Zverev at the net. In the fifth set tiebreaker, Thiem saved two championship points on second serves. With Zverev serving for the match in the fifth set at 5-3, Thiem broke at 40-30 and followed it up with three exceptional points, including back-to-back forehand winners to level the set at five apiece. Both Thiem and Zverev are known for their aggressive baseline playing, and near the end of the match, the pair continued to battle it out in long, grueling baseline rallies. In front of a noticeably quiet, fan-less crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York, the pair played for four hours with both feeling the effects on their legs toward the end. It is the second consecutive year that the US Open men's singles final has gone the distance, and fourth consecutive Grand Slam men's singles final to have gone five sets. Thiem battled back from losing the first two sets to win three straight sets, including a fifth set tiebreaker, to win the match. Prior to the US Open win, Thiem had lost his three other Grand Slam finals appearances, with the most recent loss to Novak Djokovic in five-sets at this year's Australian Open.

Thiem joins Thomas Muster (1995 French Open) as the only Austrian men to win a Grand Slam championship. morydl1MSY- US Open Tennis September 14, 2020

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