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How US Open finalists Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev compare statistically

Zverev will be appearing in his first grand slam final.

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Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev will aim to anoint themselves as the leader of an overdue generation of men’s tennis talent when they clash in the US Open final on Sunday.

Shorn of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, and in part due to the default of Novak Djokovic, the fringe contenders have been handed their chance and Thiem and Zverev have proved best-placed to answer the call.

Here the PA news agency sifts through the statistics to determine how the Austrian and the German compare.

Nearly men

Nitto ATP Finals – Day Eight – O2 Arena
Alexander Zverev won the 2018 World Tour finals (John Walton/PA Archive)

Advantage Austria

Nitto ATP Finals – Day Seven – The O2 Arena
Dominic Thiem is yet to get over the line on the big occasion (John Walton/PA)

Route to final

US Open Tennis
Alexander Zverev was forced to battle for his place in the US Open final (Frank Franklin/AP)

Semi stats

US Open Tennis
Alexander Zverev’s unreliable second serve may prove a telling factor (Seth Wenig/AP)

Style guide

US Open Tennis
Dominic Thiem’s one-handed backhand could prove key (Seth Wenig/AP)
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