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The prestigious Nitto ATP Finals men’s tennis tournament of the year ended in London, Great Britain on Sunday. The 27-year-old Austrian met in the final of the unit competition Dominicas thiemas (ATP-3) and 24-year-old Russians Daniilas Medvedevas (ATP-4). It took more than 2 hours and 40 minutes for the changing final before Medvedev took the victory. 4: 6, 7: 6 (7: 2), 6: 4. After playing the ideal tournament, the Russian won all 5 matches, defeated the three best tennis players in the world, won 1,500 ATP units and 1,564 million. AMERICAN DOLLAR.
Medvedev was already making break points in the second game, but Thiem successfully played the ball and quickly won the point. The Austrian neutralized the second break point even faster: he made an irresistible submission. Thiem eventually won a very long game and prevented the Russian from taking the lead (1: 1).
Just 101 mph from @ThiemDomi 😳#NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/pixtkFzYKl
– Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 22, 2020
The Russians played solidly until the second half of the fifth game. Medvedev led 40-0 in his innings, but then began to make serious mistakes and lost all advantage (40:40). Then D. Thiem formed a “breaking point” with powerful attacks, and the Russian decided to give the rival victory, committing a double error. For the rest of the time, Thiem held the lead and won the set. It is true that the network became his “helper” at a crucial moment. In the 10th game, the Austrians led 40:30. Medvedev had a good chance of equalizing the result, but D. Thiem’s ball hit the net and landed on the Russian side.
You are going to love this …
A great stroke of luck for @ThiemDomi at the set point that @DaniilMedwed is able to smile 😃#NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/b1VzmLumGl
– Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 22, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxfVzsO1otE
In the second set, Medvedev was the first to face problems. In the fifth game, he was 30:40 behind and used an irresistible pass at a difficult time. Thiem also attempted to win the opponent’s inning series in the seventh game. On the first try, he made a resentful mistake of his own, and on the second try, he couldn’t resist the opponent’s presentation. Thiem was later able to form more “breaking points”, but he made a mistake, and after one of the episodes he got very angry with himself and decided to stand out.
😳#NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/gl93LwjLL5
– Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 22, 2020
Medvedev also formed a break point in the eighth game after a 24-hit series. D. Thiem then played the ball perfectly and quickly neutralized the opponent’s opportunity. For the rest of the set, the players no longer had break points, so they had to play overtime. At the start of extra time, the Austrian was leading 2-0, but then lost the remaining 4 points until halftime and complicated the situation. After a short pause, the image did not change. Medvedev finished with an incredible 7-0 and won extra time.
Whatever is needed!
An absorbing rally between @DaniilMedwed Y @ThiemDomi #NittoATPFinals pic.twitter.com/FLsqG6WgwT
– Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 22, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFRRd3kCvEw
Thiem was on the verge of collision in the third game of the third set (0:40), but survived by winning up to 5 points in a row. Three more break point Russians formed in the fifth game. After a couple more failed attempts, Medvedev finally took advantage of the sixth opportunity of this set to win a series of rivals (3: 2). For the rest of the time, the Russians stood up to their legends, maintained the advantage they gained, and celebrated the biggest victory of their careers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlkbfEkuUBc
Match statistics:
Both D. Thiem and D. Medvedev completed the performances of tennis legends in the semifinals. D.Thiemas 7: 5, 6: 7 (10:12), 7: 6 (7: 5) achieved victory against the record-breaking ATP Finals of Serbia Novaka Djokovičia (ATP-1) and D. Medvedev 3: 6, 7: 6 (7: 4), 6: 3 defeated the Spaniard who did not add the missing title to his impressive collection Rafaelį Nadalį (ATP-2). In the group stage, D. Medvedev defeated N. Djokovičius 6: 3, 6: 3and D. Thiem in his group 7: 6 (9: 7), 7: 6 (7: 4) defeated R. Nadal.
Thiem reached the finals of the final tournament of the year for the second year in a row. Last year, he made the deciding match only after a dramatic fight. 7: 6 (8: 6), 2: 6, 6: 7 (4: 7) lost to greeks Stefanui Tsitsipui. Meanwhile, Medvedev played in the ATP Finals for the first time last year and lost all three group matches.
Previously, Medvedev and Thiem met 4 times. 3 matches were won by an Austrian and 1 by a Russian. So far, D. Thiem has been best followed in the biggest matches. He in 2019. won the ATP 500 final in Barcelona (6: 4, 6: 0) and defeated Medvedev in the US Open semifinal this year (6: 2, 7: 6, 7: 6).
For Medvedev, victory in the final became the greatest achievement of his career, as he has yet to triumph in higher-ranking tournaments, and D. Thiem has already triumphed in this year’s US Open tournament. Medvedev became the second Russian after Nikolai Davydenko, who won the ATP Finals tournament, and D. Thiem tried to become the first Austrian tennis player to succeed here.
The Nitto ATP Finals tournament prize fund amounted to $ 5.7 million. AMERICAN DOLLAR.
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