Lovely tennis from Thiem. Third set: Rafael Nadal fought back to … This first-set comeback was of the utmost importance, as Nadal entered their clash on a 70-match winning streak when he claimed the opening set. Alongside a strong serve clocking in excess of 130mph, one of the most powerful and technically sound one handed backhands on tour and ever improving volleys and touch, the forehand is now a stand out feature of Thiem’s … There was high-quality shot-making throughout the match, but not least when Thiem produced two inside-out forehand winners in a three-point span to close the tiebreaker – … There are two main reasons to use an inside-out forehand … And he can work there so close to the lines, so many times without missing, with a lot of violence. With some newfound vigor half-way through the fifth set, Thiem began unleashing total rippers on his inside-out forehand. Nadal vs Thiem… Thiem’s cross-court forehand from the net left Rafa stranded on his side of the court. Fastest forehand, I’m not sure who it would be as there is a difference between power and fast. Tsitsipas will serve to open the match. Medvedev, serving for the match and year-end glory, went for broke on the second serve for 15-0 followed by an even bigger serve for 30-0. And the shots he struggles with the most, even more so than the forehand down the line is the inside out forehand (or cross court backhand if you're good enough off that wing) because in addition to attacking Nadal's forehand, the path of those shots means the ball is flying AWAY from Nadal, stretching him out further, and he's not nearly as good at defending from his forehand wing, especially … Nadal clinched the tiebreak 7-5 with a forehand drop volley winner, following an aggressive forehand return and an inside in fo… Thiem's struggles continued in the second set. Zverev rifled a down-the-line forehand winner at 1-1 to set up break point and converted when Thiem sent a routine forehand long. He hadn't dropped serve more than twice in a match en route to the final, but was broken in three of his first five service games. There was high-quality shot-making throughout the match, but not least when Thiem produced two inside-out forehand winners in a three-point span to … The second set was probably his highest quality set of the match, playing fairly confidently from this corner. Set point to Novak as Thiem's top-spin forehand down the line shoots long. US Open Tennis (@usopen) Thiem saved a break point in the opening game with a big inside-out forehand, but a nervy service game at 1-1 saw him hand a break to Zverev with a double fault and pair of baseline errors. But the ball is high and loopy, giving Thiem enough time for the smash. There was high-quality shot-making throughout the match, but not least when Thiem produced two inside-out forehand winners in a three-point span to close the tiebreaker -- … He only landed 37 per cent of first serves throughout the opening set and gave Zverev numerous opportunities to get on top of rallies. Thiem has some seriously powerful ground strokes. He gets his biggest edge againt his opponents making more winners/forcing errors than them with the topspin forehand & single-handed backhand. To get the ball in the optimal direction, an early contact point is … THE INSIDE-OUT FOREHAND. A lengthy rally and Thiem nets an inside-out forehand - BREAK POINT for Djokovic, the first chance in this fifth set. Would he really be Domi without it? Thiem serves out, and wins the first set 6-4, walloping a forehand winner. In order to get in position to make this shot, the player must shuffle their feet very quickly to get on the outer side of the ball, which has resulted in the shot’s nickname as the “runaround forehand.” Thiem can take his opponents lengths outside the court with his heavy inside-out forehand. 12:06 *Thiem 4-6 6-4 6-2 3-6 1-1 Djokovic (30-30) Thiem’s level dropped first ever so slightly to offer Nadal a break point at 3-3. What Is an Inside-Out Forehand in Tennis? Thiem hasn't even found his dominant peak yet. 1-6 6-3 now, and Evans has trouble on his hands. Just out … After having trailed 2-5, Murray leveled the tiebreak at 5-5 by ending a remarkable 36-shot rally with a backhand volley winner. In this case you hit the ball down the line. He can be dangerous with these shots in any direction (cross, down the line, inside in & inside out) & at any time in the rally (short, medium & long). Ordinarily, Thiem would blast his way out of this pattern of play with an inside-out forehand. An inside out forehand is a tennis shot in which a player makes a forehand shot from the backhand side of the court. 2019 ATP Finals runner-up Dominic Thiem produced one of his best performances ever to register a 7 … Because of the options to Thiem it means Nadal can’t commit to either down the line or cross court. David Goffin become the first Belgian man to ever make the quarters of the Australian Open with his 5/7 7/6 (4) 6/2 6/2 win over 8th seed, Austrian Dominic Thiem. There are two main reasons to use an inside-out forehand in tennis: To control the point with your strength, which is the forehand for the vast majority of tennis players, by hitting into most opponent’s weakness, which is the backhand. But the world No 1 was still there mentally and he held serve, before forcing his first break point of the match at 4-3 up when Thiem missed an inside-out forehand wide. This small comeback also continued a series that had started at the Australian Open 2020 - Thiem already got three tiebreaks there in the quarter-finals against Nadal. His Inside Out Forehand is a really big weapon. The issue with him is consistency. Dominic constructs another sensational point with a soft touch and hefty inside out forehand at 15-40. he closes the game once again with a forehand winner. Thiem, who described his performance as one of the best of his career, won the first set after coming from 5-2 down in the tiebreaker, saving two set points in the process. Djokovic looked pained when his return dropped an inch long and Thiem added insult to injury with an ace and a blistering backhand down the line to hold. After two winner past Thiem at the baseline, he forces an error from the Austrian, who rams the return into the net. Deuce! An ace out wide gives Tsitsipas three game points, and a second ace down the tee seals a great love hold. After a trademark Djokovic return down the middle Thiem put the Serb on the run with an inside-out forehand. Thiem had an open expanse of court down the line, but opted to play his forehand inside-out where Nadal was waiting hooking a forehand winner down the … But at 15-30, Thiem grabbed hold of a rally and blistered a forehand up the line for a winner. Thiem’s firepower proved too much in the end, however, as he won four of the last five points in the tiebreaker thanks to a pair of backhand winners and yet another winner off the forehand side. Later, Dominic coming up with a breath-taking inside out forehand, he pulled off the set 7-6(7-4). His forehand inside-out is incredible, because it’s so precise. Pushes Novak deep with his inside out forehand and The Serb somehow manages to get it back. Dominic Thiem - Age 23, Ranking 9 The oldest player in the list, the Austrian has already reached a Grand Slam semi-final, falling to Novak Djokovic at last year's Roland Garros. An inside-out forehand is when you move around your backhand to hit a reverse forehand, and hit the shot crosscourt into a right-handers backhand side. Dominic Thiem vs Andrey Rublev preview. The first set went to a tiebreak after there were no break points or deuce points. While the inside out forehand is mainly used to prepare winners, the inside in forehand is usually intended as a direct winner. Dominic Thiem was nearly upset by Hugo Gaston in their fourth-round match at the 2020 French Open on Sunday. The Frenchman launched a deluge of drop-shots that drove Thiem to distraction and sent the crowd into raptures. Both players make errors at 15-15, Thiem comes up with a sleek forehand winner for a 15-30 lead. Serving at 8-7 for the set, Thiem flummoxes Medvedev with an inside-out forehand/forehand down the line combo to win the point and stake a commanding two-sets-to-none lead! In Barcelona Thiem was connecting with bullet inside-out forehand winners, doing that for at least three hours after a fortnight of play at Roland Garros maps out the gravitas of the task facing the Austrian and the rest of the chasing pack seeking glory. Kecmanovic lands himself three set points with some excellent play, and eventually serves to love. “Indoors and (on) hard courts, it was probably one of the better matches I have ever played,” the 2020 US Open champion was quoted as saying afterward on the ATP Tour’s website. A love-hold for Thiem keeps him in the hunt but Andujar responds perfectly, racing to 30-0 then running down a forehand; it hands Thiem a simple put-away, though, and from close to … An inside-in forehand would be a down the line shot hit from the same position, going into a right-handers forehand. https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/how-rafael-nadal-ruled-rg-once-again Like most top professionals, his favoured shot is the inside out… This is classic Thiem - MASSIVE inside-out forehand to snuff out a break point. With a wide forehand from Nadal, Thiem led by 5-4. Dominic Thiem is a dominant Puncher. Why Use an Inside-Out Forehand in Tennis? Pros: When given time on the ball, Thiem is devastating on both forehand and backhand. The main shot for me is the forehand and the unpredictability of it and you can see this below: Set point in the first set tie-break, Thiem backs up into that inside-out position and flicks the forehand up the line. Thiem 1-1 Tsitsipas* Djokovic lunged and made a backhand underspin lob that forced Thiem … Thiem took the set by hitting a heavy inside-in forehand to push Nadal into his backhand corner, before unloading an inside-out forehand into the open court. The inside in forehand is the more difficult of the two variants. At the 2010 ATPFinals, top seed Rafael Nadal met fifth seed Andy Murray in the semifinals. He begins with a strong wide serve that Thiem can’t return, then another good serve followed by an inside-out forehand winner makes it 30-love. A forehand clattered down the line saves the match point that follows, and a fine kicker helps her raise advantage, ceded when an inside-out forehand drops marginally wide … but what a lob she finds when in front the next time! Dominic Thiem’s forehand has evolved into a real weapon in his game. He goes inside-out one times, two times, three times, four times, five times in a row sometimes. Thiem, who described his performance as one of the best of his career, won the first set after coming from 5-2 down in the tiebreaker, saving two set points in the process. First set: Thiem* 0-1 Tsitsipas. 30-30. At 40-15, Thiem finds enough room … Thiem released an inside-out forehand cross-court but Nadal was privvy to it, unleashing his trademark forehand into the open space. So he is very difficult to deal with now.” Thiem, just four points from defeat, walked the wire as he reached 40-30 and held for 4-5 with a potent serve and inside-out forehand winner on game point. By flattening out the shot and aiming for the lines, Thiem … He saves it with a 123mph unreturnable serve, but Thiem pounces on a very poor drop shot on the next point for the crucial minibreak. Nadal could not use his two set balls, instead Thiem nailed an inside-out forehand into the field after 72 minutes of play, which Nadal had to leave unanswered. After Thiem went to 1-0 by holding at 15, Djokovic answered with a love hold, concluding that game with another telling first serve opening up an avenue for a forehand … You’d expect that a match between the 8th and 11th ranked ATP players wouldn’t show much distance between them, and for the beginning of this […] However, by carving a cross-court slice passing shot and letting fly another backhand down the line, Thiem broke straight back.