Nadal missed the ATP Finals final, Medvedev in the final

Nadal and Medvedev were absolutely at eye level and yet it was the Spaniard who acted the smartest with the score of 3: 3 and ensured clear relations in the first set with three games in a row.

As a result, however, the 13-time French Open champion allowed himself some negligence, which Medvedev turned into a 4-1 lead.

Then he went crazy: Nadal took the lead of 5: 4 with four games won, before he was completely out of his mind with his own serve and conceded a zero break.

Medvedev seized the hour and forced a third set in the tiebreak (7: 4).

The Russian now had momentum on his side, although it was still a close match.

In the seventh game, the preliminary decision: Medvedev broke Nadal’s serve to 4: 3 and could not be denied this advantage.

After two hours and 35 minutes, the world number four converted his first match point into another break.

As Medvedev aims for the biggest success of his career to date in the final against Thiem (as of 7:00 pm on the Eurosport.de live ticker), Nadal has to wait to close the last big gap in his collection. of titles.

The 34-year-old achieved his best result yet at the ATP Finals in 2013, when he only failed in the final against Novak Djokovic.

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