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Nadal wins the Mubadala World Tennis Championship against a superlative Stefanos Tsitsipas

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Alex Boyden
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Rafael Nadal wins this edition of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship after playing a very high-quality final against an inspired Stefanos Tsitsipas.

In the first set, Nadal didn’t manage to convert 2 consecutive set points when leading 5-4 40-15 and it was Tsitsipas instead to win the opening set at the breaker.

The only difference between Rafa and Stefanos in the second set, was just 1 break that Rafa won at the very end.

After an exchange of breaks in the decider, It was Nadal to win the final tiebreak and conquer the encounter after more than 3 hours. The final score was 6-7 (3) 7-5 7-6 (3).

Even if Stefanos was visibly upset after losing this match, the Greek can be happy for the fact that he showed that he is already playing at the same level as the Big3. He defeated Roger Federer in straight sets at the ATP Finals before beating Djokovic in Abu Dhabi in the semifinal. He played at the same level as Nadal for the entire match. He is still missing the last mile against the Spaniard, but it’s about details.

Nadal ranking, and results in 2019

Rafael Nadal Stats info

Ranked no.1, Nadal has a 52-7 win-loss record in 2019. The Spaniard is in Davis Cup where he defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-3 7-67.

Stefanos Tsitsipas’s ranking and performance in 2019

Stefanos Tsitsipas Stats info

Currently the world no.6, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 17th of November when he defeated Dominic Thiem 6-76 6-2 7-64 in the final in London to win his 4th career title.

Currently, this year the Greek has a 53-25 win-loss record. The Greek conquered 3 titles in 2019 in Marseille, in Estoril and in London. Stefanos was the finalist in Dubai, in Madrid and in Beijing.

Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas played each other 6 times. The head to head is 5-1 for Nadal.

The last time that they competed against each other, Rafael Nadal won 6-74 6-4 7-5 in the round robin in London (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 15th of November 2019.

In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.