The Greek champion lost the first set to the Austrian (6-7), but managed to with the other two (6-2, 7-6) and claim the title, at the age of 21 years and three months, in his first appearance in this tournament.
“It’s truly magnificent this final we put out today. I think it makes our sport great, tennis is all about this,” Tsitsipas said, adding:
“It’s been a rollercoaster. Really, honestly holding this trophy right now feels amazing. This tournament was just unbelievable guys. You (the fans) made it so, so emotional. I’ve never received so much support in a stage like that. Never.”
“You (Tsitsipas) really deserve it. You’re an amazing player and I really hope we’re going to have some great finals in the future as well. I’m looking a forward a lot to it.”, said Diminic Thiem.
Both players recognised each other’s efforts with a touching embrace at the net after match point as tennis pundits speculated 2020 might finally be the year Gen Next disrupts the established order of world tennis that for so long has seen Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic reign supreme.
