The Russian has a career in London – In 3 sentences: Medvedev wears out Nadal – Sport

With victory in mind, Rafael Nadal served to win the match in the second set of the semifinals. The dream of winning his first title in the year-end tournament of the best tennis professionals was alive. The Mallorcan had corrected a 0: 3 and a 1: 4 against Daniil Medvedev; As a result, he felt a rebound in the score of 6: 3 and 5: 4 and was aiming for his third final after 2010 and 2013.

But the rebellious Russian made a first-class comeback. He got back into this game and after 155 intense minutes the turnaround was perfect. The 24-year-old reached the final in his second ATP Finals appearance; they still have an impeccable record this year in London, in the group stage they even ran out of a set defeat. This is a clear indication of Dominic Thiem, the second finalist.

Nadal appeared in the 4th duel with Medvedev the longer, more prone to errors and at the same time exhausted. Consequently, the first head-to-head loss for the record 20 Grand Slam champion could no longer be avoided.

Nadal unexpectedly broke the initial momentum

With the third serve advancing from 3 to 4: 3, this season’s US Open semifinalist finally broke through Nadal’s resistance. Afterward, he even let another break follow and suddenly became unstoppable.

Medvedev was already off to a strong start and remained untouchable for a long time, especially with his own service. However, Nadal should manage the first break of the game to 5: 3 in the first set, a little later he also owned the opening set. After a short intermediate minimum, the Spaniard headed for a 2-set victory, but his tough opponent successfully vetoed him, as we know.