ATP Finals: Daniil Medvedev beats Dominic Thiem in three sets to lift title
Tennis | November 23, 2020 8:38 ISTNo. 4 Daniil Medvedev became the first player to defeat each of the men ranked 1-3 in the season-ending championship.
No. 4 Daniil Medvedev became the first player to defeat each of the men ranked 1-3 in the season-ending championship.
Thiem ended Djokovic’s bid for a record-tying sixth ATP Finals trophy, while Medvedev prevented Nadal from continuing to pursue the most significant title the 20-time major champ hasn’t won.
Thiem could have closed things more than an hour earlier, but he frittered away four match points in the second-set tiebreaker, including one by double-faulting.
Medvedev became the first Russian to compete in the ATP Finals in consecutive years since 2009 title-winner Nikolay Davydenko (2005-09).
The top-ranked Djokovic set up a match against Dominic Thiem on Saturday as he goes for a record-tying sixth title.
It is the sixth time in 10 appearances that Nadal has reached the last four of the season-ending tournament, which is the biggest title he has yet to win in his illustrious career.
Medvedev secured a spot in the semifinals of the season-ending tournament by dominating five-time champion Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-3.
Alexander Zverev kept his tournament hopes alive with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Diego Schwartzman on Wednesday at the season-ending ATP Finals.
Thiem now leads the Group London 2020 2-0.
The US Open champion beat the 20-time Grand Slam champion in straight sets on Tuesday for a second win at the ATP Finals.
Medvedev prevailed 6-3, 6-4, while Djokovic cruised past Finals debutant Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-2 in an empty O2 Arena.
Novak Djokovic overcame an early break to beat Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-2 Monday at the season-ending ATP Finals in an empty O2 Arena.
Nadal will play against newly-crowned US Open champion Thiem in his second group match on Tuesday.
Serbian tennis star was given the ATP Tour No. 1 trophy for finishing as the year-end No. 1, becoming only the second player in tennis history to do it six times.
The Austrian tennis player, who is ranked No. 3 in the world, won 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-3 against the world No. 6.
According to the ATP Tour website, the lines will be called electronically by hawkeye live.
The men's tennis season finale will be held in London from November 15 to 22.
Stefanos Tsitsipas lifted the ATP Finals title for the first time with a win over Dominic Thiem.
Mahut and Herbert beat Raven Klaasen of South Africa and Michael Venus of New Zealand 6-3, 6-4 to complete a near-perfect week at the O2 Arena.
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