Medvedev Plays Thiem In London Final
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November 21, 2020
Fearless Daniil Medvedev beat Rafael Nadal for the first time to reach the ATP showpiece in London. It means a fascinating final against Domimic Thiem on Sunday evening. A new ATP champion will lift the trophy before the tournament moves to Turin next year. Nadal will know he should really be taking on Thiem instead. […]
Dominic Thiem Edges Thriller in London
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Dominic Thiem has reached the ATP final after an amazing turnaround in the third-set tie-break against the world’s best player. Novak Djokovic looked to have won this gruelling war of attrition after saving five match points. But he knows more than anyone, it ain’t over till it’s over. And that’s just the thing. Thiem was […]
Djokovic Sets Up Showdown With Thiem
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November 20, 2020
Novak Djokovic kept his title hopes alive in London with a convincing win over Alexander Zverev. A sixth ATP Tour Finals trophy remains within Novak’s grasp after he beat his young rival 6-3, 7-6 (7-4). But he faces a mouthwatering semi-final showdown with Dominic Thiem next. And Djokovic will have to play even better if he […]
Nadal Will Play Medvedev For Final Place
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Rafael Nadal overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas to book his first semi-final spot for five years in this truly intense tournament. One delicious shot, a leaping backhand cross-court smash, left his young opponent stranded and the rest of us speechless. We did say from the start that Nadal meant business this time around. In fact we thought […]
Djokovic v Zverev: Loser Goes Home
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November 19, 2020
Novak Djokovic is just one defeat from being knocked out of the ATP finals in London. That extraordinary situation was created by the incredible Daniil Medvedev. The fearless Russian beat Djokovic 6-3, 6-3 with a typically swashbuckling display on Wednesday night. Now the normally-immaculate Serb finds himself in a sudden-death shoot-out at the group stage. […]
Can Stefanos Tsitsipas Defeat The Great Nadal?
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November 18, 2020
Stefanos Tsitsipas escaped defeat to Andrey Rublev by the skin of his teeth at the ATP Tour Finals in London. But you wouldn’t necessarily want to be Tsitsipas when he faces Rafael Nadal on Thursday. Rublev double-faulted on match point and let the Greek off the hook on Tuesday night. The Russian almost sank to […]
Thiem Beats Nadal In Magical Clash
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November 17, 2020
Dominic Thiem triumphed over Rafael Nadal in the most exciting two-set match of the entire year. How we longed for a third set to be sent to us from the tennis gods. But perhaps it was too much to ask. The Austrian was just too good on this memorable and truly epic afternoon. Eventually he […]
Djokovic and Medvedev Hit Ground Running
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Novak Djokovic wasn’t about to let Rafael Nadal steal the limelight for long. If Nadal’s stellar performance made him the star of day one, so Novak reached exquisite heights during his 6-3- 6-2 victory over Diego Schwartzman. Djokovic recently raised the trophy as year-end world number one. He played like a world-beater, too. Poor Schwartzman […]
Rafael Nadal Means Business This Time
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November 16, 2020
Rafael Nadal isn’t just here to make up the numbers this time around. He wants to achieve something new in London and he senses his chance. Wimbledon 2021 is still a few months away. For now Rafa has a more immediate challenge in mind. The Spaniard has never won the ATP Tour Finals. In fact […]
Thiem Triumphs Over Champion Tsitsipas
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November 15, 2020
Dominic Thiem avenged his defeat to Stefanos Tsitsipas in last year’s London final by finding an extra gear in the 2020 curtain-raiser. Once more, the match went to three sets. But this time it was the Austrian who used his increased confidence to emerge as the winner. This 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-3 sizzler could have […]