ATP Finals: Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas set up title clash
Tennis | November 17, 2019 6:17 ISTStefanos Tsitsipas defeated Roger Federer, while Dominic Thiem cruised to win over defending champion Alexander Zverev to reach the final.
Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Roger Federer, while Dominic Thiem cruised to win over defending champion Alexander Zverev to reach the final.
Alexander Zverev beat already eliminated Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 7-6 to qualify for the semi-finals and eliminate Rafael Nadal from the ATP Finals in the process.
Something was clearly off for Nadal, though, who lost 6-2, 6-4 to a player he had a perfect 5-0 record against before Monday's match at the O2 Arena.
The third-seeded Medvedev picked up his third title in six consecutive finals played since the tour returned to hard courts after Wimbledon in July. He also won the Masters 1000-level tournament in Cincinnati and the St. Petersburg trophy in that stretch.
World No. 3 Elina Svitolina was made to sweat but avenged her loss in Miami this year against China's Wang Yafan, needing two tie-breaks to move into the round of 16 with a straight-sets 7-6 (5), 7-6 (1) victory
Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev combined to beat Jack Sock and Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 7-5 to give Team Europe a 3-1 lead over Team World in the Laver Cup.
Novak Djokovic cruised into the semifinal at Roland Garros with a straight-set win over Alexander Zverev.
Fifth-ranked Alexander Zverev clinched when Nicolas Jarry sent a forehand long after more than two and a half hours on court and almost six hours after play began.
The 23-year-old Kyrgios, ranked 72nd in the world, beat second-ranked Rafael Nadal in the second round, then knocked off Stan Wawrinka and John Isner to reach the final.
Zverev extended an unwanted streak of never beating a top 20 player at a Grand Slam tournament.
Novak Djokovic defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 while Alexander Zverev got the better of Alex Bolt 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 in the third round of Australian Open on Saturday.
Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Stan Wawrinka, Milos Raonic and Kei Nishikori were all off to winning starts in the first round of Australian Open.
Rafael Nadal said he is nearing fitness and will be ready in time for the Australian Open, which is scheduled to start on January 14.
Alexander Zverev defeated Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3 to pull off an upset and claim the biggest title of his career so far.
The 14-time Grand Slam champion played at a high level in all parts of the game in the semi-finals at London's O2 Arena on Saturday.
Zverev denied Roger Federer a shot at a 100th career title by beating the Swiss great 7-5, 7-6 (5) at the ATP Finals on Saturday.
Zverev is the youngest player at 21 to reach the semifinals since 2009 and the first from Germany since 2003.
Alexander Zverev defeated John Isner 7-6 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the ATP Finals for the first time in his career.
Despite requiring a tissue to blow his nose between points, Djokovic beat Zverev 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday to close in on a spot in the semifinals at the season-ending tournament.
Roger Federer reached the semi-finals on Friday by beating eighth-seeded Kei Nishikori 6-4, 7-6 (4). His first two matches both went three sets.
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