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- Daniil Medvedev is crowned champion in the ATP Finals. The Russian defeats Austrian Dominic Thiem (ATP 3) in 3 sets with 4: 6, 7: 6 (7: 2) and 6: 4.
- The world number 4 wins the first title in London with only the second participation and the greatest success of his career is celebrated.
- After 2019, Thiem lost again in the final in 3 sets.
It was already clear in advance that London would crown a new winner of the final. After 2:42 hours in a thrilling finale, you also knew who. Daniil Medwedew beat his Austrian opponent Dominic Thiem in 3 sets in the final tournament of the season in the English capital.
Medvedev thus capped an impressive week in London. With Novak Djokovic (group stage), Rafael Nadal (semi-final) and now Thiem, he won successively at numbers 1, 2 and 3. There were also victories against Alexander Zverev (ATP 7) and Diego Schwartzman (ATP 9).
Again starting difficulties
As in the semifinals, the Russian also showed exit difficulties against Thiem. In the first set he was able to use his only break opportunity when the score was 2: 2. Medvedev was about to put the Austrian in trouble again with the score of 4: 5, but had incredible bad luck with the ball in set. Thiem. So he pulled the trigger and rushed towards the net, but a Thiem net scooter stopped him. The Russian took it all with great humor.
Up and down in the second movement
In the second round, too, the two had balanced, sometimes high-profile rallies and had no break opportunities for a long time. So this changed:
- Medvedev suddenly seems unsure about his own serve at 2: 2 and 3: 3. But with Thiem also making hair-raising mistakes, the Russian fends off 3 break opportunities.
- Then suddenly it’s Thiem, whose really safe serve begins to wobble. He also has to fend off a break opportunity, but is saved through debut and re-levels at 5: 5.
- In the second set tiebreak, Thiem takes the lead with a mini-break, but Medvedev gets the next 7 points in a row and thus forces a third set.
Medvedev’s first break after more than 2 hours
Thiem’s serve did not appear to be firm at the start of the deciding set: Medvedev had 3 break opportunities each at 1: 1 and 2: 2, and could only use the last one for his first break.
Thiem subsequently proved confident in his own service games and stayed that way on the Russian’s neck. But Medvedev reached his first match point after 162 minutes, and the crowning was not to be missed.
Thiems Deja vu
Meanwhile, after triumphing at the US Open, the Austrian missed out on this year’s second major tennis title, which was marked by many crown-related tournament cancellations. Last year Thiem was in the final of the prestigious London tournament and was also defeated by Stefanos Tsitsipas in just 3 sets. He only lost the deciding set in the tie-break.
By the way, Medvedev was allowed to be immortalized as the ultimate London winner. The tournament will move to Turin next year.
