The 2020 US Open came to a close with a second straight championship comeback, the perfect ending for the post-COVID-19 comeback of Grand Slam tennis. In the men's singles final, it was Dominic Thiem overcoming Alexander Zverev's lightning start, just as Naomi Osaka did against Victoria Azarenka in Saturday's women's title match.
Thiem won in a deciding-set tiebreak, as did wheelchair men's singles champ Shingo Kunieda, in one of three wheelchair finals on Day 14.
Here’s a look at where the silverware went on the final day of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Thiem's time: The Austrian won his first Grand Slam title in dramatic fashion, twice coming back from the brink of defeat to notch a 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 win over Zverev. Thiem trailed by two sets and a break, and later fell behind, 5-3, in the final set. But both times, he found a way to stay alive, slowly taking the life out of the German's game.
The match, and with it, the 2020 US Open, came to a thrilling conclusion, with the first-ever fifth-set tiebreak in US Open history knotted at 6-all.
A forehand winner—Thiem's 43rd winner of the match, including eight aces—capped an eight-ball rally to bring up match point, and Thiem collapsed in glory when a Zverev backhand drifted wide.
"Definitely I achieved a life goal, a dream of myself, which I had for many, many years," Thiem said in his post-match press conference.
WATCH: Highlights from Thiem vs. Zverev.
Winner's Wheel: Hear from seven-time champion Shingo Kunieda.
Wheelchair spotlight: USOpen.org talks to American No. 1 Casey Ratzlaff about his first Grand Slam experience at the 2020 US Open Wheelchair Competition presented by Deloitte.
Bryan Brothers' legacy: Top players from Serena Williams to Jamie Murray speak out about the Bryan Brothers' absence from the 2020 US Open. The doubles players announced their retirement ahead of the tournament.
The year with no US Open: Since it started in 1881, the tournament has been held every year, except for one. Find out what happened in 1917—and how the tennis was still played in New York that year.
How the tournament put safety first: Meet the team who meticulously put measures in place to keep the 2020 US Open safe in the midst of the global pandemic.
Best of the 2020 US Open: Top matches | Breakout players | Top storylines | Biggest surprises | Biggest upsets | Five things we learned
Tweet of the Day: Naomi Osaka basks in the glow of her second US Open trophy, the day after her win.
