Alexander Zverev vs Dominic Thiem Prediction: A thrilling repetition of the US Open final

Who would expect these two players to play against each other so early in the stage? Due to the withdrawal from the tournament of Auger Felix Aliassime, we have an opportunity to watch a fantastic game tomorrow in Halle. Dominic Thiem, since he was operated on the wrist back in 2021, has struggled to be back to his level, but the same can be said of Zverev following the ankle he broke during the semifinal of Ronald Garros in 2022.

The German player, standing at 198 cm, has the serve as one of his main qualities and weapons during the matches. Said so, the hard court is normally his favorite surface and the one where he obtained the best results in the past, reaching the end of the Us Open and lost at the 5th set tie-break in 2020. That was against Dominic Thiem, whom he’ll face again today with a small advantage due to the serious complications post-injury that the Austrian Slam winner had to go through in the last 2 years.

He has been struggling in recent years to reach his level of form. However, playing in the challenges recently is helping him to gain confidence. This didn’t happen last week when he lost against Nr. 286, Travaglia in Perugia, on clay. Here the grass can be a different story. While not an expert on the surface, matching against Zverev again might remind him where he was in the past and give him a confidence boost in case of victory ahead of Wimbledon.

The two players aren’t going to face their favorite surface here, quite the opposite, as they have always been struggling on grass. As such, both are also regaining the form following the injuries, having seen better days. This will set up a hard-fought match that both players would like to win, making a statement to the opponent following the 2020 US Open final and a small decline afterward due to serious injuries.