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The 27-year-old from Lower Austria will face Daniil Medvedev in London for the title.

5:27 PM November 22, 2020

Dominic Thiem © GEPA images

Dominic Thiem Y Daniel medvedev Fight for your premiere title at the ATP tennis finals in London. The Russian, seeded number four, was second in the world ranking Rafael Nadal Saturday night after a tough fight with 3: 6.7: 6 (4), 6: 3 less. The ÖTV Thiem star previously had a 7: 5, 6: 7 (10), 7: 6 (5) hit in the afternoon session against the main Serbs Novak Djokovic I had a little more trouble. Thiem is face to face with Medvedev 3: 1This year he was victorious at the US Open en route to winning the title in the semifinals with 6: 2.7: 6 (7), 7: 6 (5).

For both players it is the second title of the season. While the 27-year-old Lower Austria triumphed at Flushing Meadows for the first time, Medvedev won the trophy at the Masters 1000 event in Paris. “Dominic is playing incredibly at the moment, I saw him also at the US Open, where we met at a good level. There he won his first Grand Slam title. Tomorrow we will see how it goes, ”Medvedev said in a first reaction on the field for the final.

The Russian won for the first time in the fourth duel with Nadal, thus also corresponding to the defeat in the group phase of the 2019 edition of the final phase of the season of the eight best players. After 2:35 hours, Medvedev destroyed hopes of Nadal’s first success in the ATP Finals from the start with the first ball of the match. The Spaniard had previously stopped at 6: 3.5: 4 and served before the victory, but Medvedev struggled to recover again.


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