Dominic Thiem wins against Nadal in the round robin. HIGHLIGHTS – LONDON RESULTS

NITTO ATP FINALS - LONDON DRAW AND RESULTS. Thiem victorious over Nadal to face Andrey Rublev in the round robin

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Dominic Thiem vs. Rafael Nadal

Dominic Thiem conquers Rafael Nadal 7-67 7-64 in the Round Robin at the Nitto ATP Finals on Tuesday. Thiem will fight against Andrey Rublev in the Round Robin. The quality of this match was extremely high. Probably the most important moment of the encounter was when Dominic saved a set point in the opening set with a courageous forehand.The quality of the match was extremely high.

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1st Set -
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Both players were too good on serve during this set and the fight went to the breaker. Finally, the Austrian won a thrilling breaker 9-7 after a huge fight with 16 points played.

Tiebreak

Dominic won 6 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (2-2), 8th (3-5), 9th (4-5), 12th (6-6) and 16th (9-7) point. On the other side, Nadal won 5 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 3rd (2-1), 6th (4-2), 7th (5-2) and 11th (6-5) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 3-5, 4-5, 5-5, 5-6, 6-6, 6-7, 7-7, 8-7, 9-7

Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. Thiem saved 5 set points when he was 2-5, 3-5, 4-5, 5-6 and 6-7 down. Also, on the other side, Thiem didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 84 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Dominic won just 2 points more than the Spaniard (43-41). The Austrian surrendered 15 points on serve (30-15). on the other side of the court, Nadal conceded 13 points on serve (26-13).

2nd Set -
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Thiem clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 7th (3-4) game, Dominic broke back in the 8th (4-4) game before bringing the set at the breaker that he won 7-4.

The Austrian missed the opportunity to break Nadal in the 10th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Tiebreak

The Austrian won 3 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 7th (4-3) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, the Spaniard won a minibreak in the 1st (1-0) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 6-4, 7-4

Dominic converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 8th (3-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, Rafael converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 6th game (3-3 40-A).

They contested 83 points. There was not much difference between these 2 since finally the Austrian won just 1 point more than Nadal (42-41). Dominic lost 14 points on serve (29-14). on the other side of the court, Nadal conceded 13 points on serve (27-13).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Thiem
Nadal
Dominic Thiem
7-67 7-64
2h:25
Rafael Nadal
86
86
Total points
81
81
39
39
Winners
33
33
45%
45%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
2
2
2
2
Double Faults
1
1
59%
59%
1st in
60%
60%
76%
76%
1st won
69%
69%
39/51
39/51
1st won
33/48
33/48
53%
53%
2nd won
59%
59%
19/36
19/36
2nd won
19/32
19/32
-- Break Points --
1/5
1/5
Total
1/2
1/2
20%
20%
Won
50%
50%
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At the end of the match, Thiem scored 86 points vs. the Spaniard’s 81.

Thiem served pretty well to win 76% of the points (39/51) behind his first serve, and he won 53% points (19/36) on his second serve. Dominic won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points as he converted only 20% (1/5) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, the Spaniard was effective when converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (1/2). Yet, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Thiem and Nadal is 6-9 for Rafael.

Highlights Dominic Thiem vs. Rafael Nadal Nitto ATP Finals – London

Draw and next match H2H: Dominic Thiem vs. Andrey Rublev – stats

Thiem will compete against Rublev in the Round Robin.

This will be the 5th time that Dominic Thiem and Andrey Rublev square off. The head to head is 2-2 for Thiem and Rublev (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on I.hard.

The last time that they played each other, Rublev won 7-65 6-2 in the quarter in Vienna back in October 2020.

 

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