Dominic Thiem, the 2020 champion, ends his US Open career with the cheers he missed when he won
Associated PressNEW YORK — Dominic Thiem never heard the unmistakable sounds of the New York crowd when he won the U.S. Open for his lone Grand Slam title. Thiem beat Alexander Zverev in the 2020 final, winning a fifth-set tiebreaker to become the first man to win the U.S. Open after losing the first two sets since 1949. The forehand, Thiem said, “never came back like it was before.” He certainly lacks the power of Shelton, who rode his explosive left-handed serve all the way to the 2023 U.S. Open semifinals — which followed a second-round victory over Thiem. “I mean, I know that probably this feeling is not coming back again, so this is for sure also the one I’m going to miss the most.” Later Monday, Diego Schwartzman played his final U.S. Open match, a 6-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 loss to Gael Monfils.