Dominic Thiem beats Alexander Zverev to clinch US Open title
New York: Austrian Tennis player Dominic Thiem put up a strong show to defeat Alexander Zverev in a nervy five-setter and clinch the US Open title here on Sunday.
This is the Austrian's first Grand Slam title victory.
He defeated Thiem by 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (8/6).
The match lasted for 4hour 2minutes.
"It was tough to stay there and to still believe, but I did," Thiem was quoted as saying by US Open website in his post-match press conference. "It's a Slam final...the belief was always there."
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