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ATP Finals 2020: Rafael Nadal & Dominic Thiem win London openers

by Vincent Ashitey
2020-11-16
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Rafael Nadal began his bid for the biggest title missing from his vast collection with an ATP Finals win over Russian debutant Andrey Rublev.

Spanish second seed Nadal, 34, won 6-3 6-4 as the season-ending event began in London for the final time.

Earlier on the opening day, third seed Dominic Thiem avenged his defeat by Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in last year’s final with a three-set victory.

US Open champion Thiem won 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 6-3 at an empty O2 Arena.

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Nadal’s straight-set success moved him above the Austrian at the top of Group London 2020 – named in tribute to the event’s 50th anniversary – after the opening matches.

Seeing off in-form Rublev – who has won more matches and more titles than anyone else on the ATP Tour this year – was the perfect start for Nadal.

“I am very pleased with the victory, it changes the perspective of the tournament a little bit,” said Nadal, who lost in the 2010 and 2013 finals.

“I know I have a super difficult match against Dominic but a win in two sets helps for the confidence.”

Only one of the left-hander’s 86 career titles has come on an indoor hard court, but he shifted up a gear from his displays in similar conditions at this month’s Paris Masters – where he lost in the semi-finals – to frustrate Rublev.

Eighth seed Rublev struggled on serve in the first set – admitting it was a sign of nerves on his Finals debut – and was punished when Nadal earned the decisive break for a 4-2 lead, which he did not relinquish.

Rublev showed his annoyance at his performance by thumping his racquet against the court and more woe came the 23-year-old’s way when Nadal broke in the opening game of the second set.

“When he broke me in the second set I started to relax but by then it was too late,” Rublev said.

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From that point, it seemed almost inevitable the 20-time Grand Slam champion would wrap up a straight-set win and duly did without even facing a break point.

“My serve worked really well, that always helps on this surface and I had a few chances on the return, which I converted,” added Nadal, who won 81% of his service points and converted two of five break points.

Source: BBC

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