Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Andrey Rublev are going to face off in the so-called London 2020 Group at the upcoming ATP Nitto Finals. These are their H2H and schedules.
Nadal
Rafael Nadal is the obvious favorite to win the group even if the Spanish sensation doesn’t shine on hard court as he does on clay. He has an aggregated winning H2H record against his upcoming opponents (15-6).
H2H vs. Rublev
Rafa will face Andrey Rublev in his first match. The H2H is 1-0 for Rafa that demolished Rublev 6-1 6-2 6-2 in the match they played at the US Open back in 2017. The match is scheduled to play on Sunday at 8 pm.
H2H vs. Thiem
Nadal will also face Thiem strong of a 9-5 H2H record. However, they face each other mostly on clay (8-4 for Rafa), while on hard courts they have an even record (1-1). They have never faced each other on indoor courts.
H2H vs. Tsitsipas
Rafa has a rather good 5-1 H2H record against Tsitsipas. They played each other only once on indoor courts and that was last year at the ATP Finals when Rafa won a tough 3-setter 6-74 6-4 7-5.
Thiem
Dominic has an aggregated 11-14 H2H win-loss record against the other players of the group. His record is negative mostly because of his history against Nadal on clay.
Talking about his head to head records against Tsitsipas and Rublev. Dominic has an even H2H record
(2-2) against the Russian sensation. Their record is also even on hard courts (1-1) as they played on 2 occasions in Vienna. Rublev defeated Thiem a few weeks ago in Austria in the quarters 7-65 6-2.Dominic has a winning 4-3 H2H record against Tsitsipas. However, the Greek ace leads 1-0 when played indoor as he defeated Thiem in the final match of the ATP Finals last year when he won 6-76 6-2 7-64. They will face each other on Sunday at 2 pm.
Tsitsipas
Stefanos will try to defend his title in London. H2 has an aggregated 6-12 win-loss record with the other players of the group. Besides his H2H vs. Nadal (1-5) and Thiem (3-4), Tsitsipas has also a losing H2H record against Rublev (2-3).
Rublev
Andrey has an even aggregated record vs. the other players of the group (5-5).
All the H2H of the group
Nadal – Thiem 9-5
Nadal – Rublev 1-0
Nadal – Tsitsipas 5-1
Thiem – Tsitsipas 4-3
Thiem – Rublev 2-2
Tsitsipas – Rublev 2-3
Schedules
Sunday 2 pm – Thiem vs. Tsitsipas
Sunday 8 pm – Nadal vs. Rublev
Rafael Nadal in 2020
Ranked world no.2, Nadal played his last match on the 7th of November when he was defeated by Alexander Zverev 6-4 7-5 in the semifinal in Paris.
At present, this year Nadal has a compiled 25-5 record. Rafael clinched 2 titles in 2020 in Acapulco and at the French Open.
Dominic Thiem in 2020
Currently the world no.3 (career-high), the Austrian played his last match on the 30th of October when he was defeated by Andrey Rublev 7-65 6-2 in the quarter in Vienna.
This year Dominic has 22-7 record. The Austrian conquered 1 title at the U.S. Open. The Austrian got to the final at the Australian Open.
Rafael Nadal and Dominic Thiem played each other 14 times. The head to head is 9-5 for Nadal. The last time that they played each other, Dominic Thiem won 7-63 7-64 4-6 7-66 in the quarter in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 29th of January 2020.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2020
Currently the world no.6, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 3rd of November when he lost to Ugo Humbert 7-64 6-76 7-63 in the 2nd round in Paris.
Currently, this year the Greek has a 26-12 record. Stefanos conquered 1 title in Marseille. Stefanos was the runner-up in Dubai and in Hamburg.
Andrey Rublev in 2020
Now the world no.8 (career-high), Andrey played his last match on the 5th of November when he lost to Stan Wawrinka 1-6 6-4 6-3 in the 3rd round in Paris.
This season Rublev has a 40-8 match record. Rublev clinched 5 titles in 2020 in Doha, in Adelaide, in Hamburg, in St. Petersburg and in Vienna.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev played each other 4 times. The head to head is 2-2. The last time that they squared off, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 7-5 6-2 6-3 in the quarter in Paris (French Open) on the 7th of October 2020.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.