Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem are going to face off in the semifinal of the ATP Finals in London. Even if Nole has a positive record against Dominic (7-4), he is well aware that the world no.3 is a huge danger. Thiem upset Novak last year at the Finals after an epic 3-setter in the round-robin. However, the Serbian champion gave Thiem a heartbreaker when he beat him in the Australian Open final.
Talking about his impending opponent, the world no.1 commented:
“I have lots of respect for Dominic and his game and his work ethic. Every time we got to play I think in the last three, four matches, it was some marathon, thrilling encounters.
It’s semi-finals, so I’m expecting a tough battle, no question about it. He’s in very good form. He loves to play on this surface. Obviously, he played the final last year. He beat Roger and myself last year at The O2. He’s a Grand Slam champion.”
The winner of their match will face the winner of the other semifinal that is contested by Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev, with the Russian champion probably being the favorite.
Novak Djokovic in 2020
Now the world no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 20th of November when he defeated Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-64 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals.
Currently, this year Djokovic has a compiled 41-4 win-loss record. The Serbian conquered 4 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open, in Dubai, in New York and in Rome. Novak got to the final at the French Open.
Dominic Thiem in 2020
Now ranked no.3 (career-high), Thiem played his last match on the 19th of November when he lost to Andrey Rublev 6-2 7-5 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals.
At the moment, this season Dominic has a compiled 24-8 record. Thiem clinched 1 title at the U.S. Open. The Austrian reached the final at the Australian Open.
Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem played each other 11 times. The head to head is 7-4 for Djokovic. The last time that they locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the final in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 2nd of February 2020.
Rafael Nadal in 2020
Ranked no.2, Nadal played his last match on the 19th of November when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals.
During this season the Spaniard has a 27-6 record. Rafael clinched 2 titles in 2020 in Acapulco and at the French Open.
Daniil Medvedev in 2020
Now ranked no.4 (career-high), the Russian played his last match on the 20th of November when he overcame Diego Schwartzman 6-3 6-3 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals.
Currently, this season Daniil has a 26-10 record. Daniil conquered 1 title in Paris.
Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev played each other 3 times. The head to head is 3-0 for Nadal.
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