Daniil Medvedev topples the 2019 runner-up Dominic Thiem 4-6 7-62 6-4 in the final at the Nitto ATP Finals on Sunday.
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Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Thiem clinched in the 5th game (3-2) just before ultimately winning the set (6-4).
Daniil lost the 5th game (3-2) when he was serving and leading 40-0.
Thiem was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 5th game (2-2 40-A). On the other side, Medvedev was on the money in converting all his break points in the 2nd game (1-0 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 70 points. The Austrian won 4 points more than Daniil (37-33). Dominic conceded 14 points on serve (27-14). on the other side of the court, Medvedev conceded 10 points on serve (19-10).
Nothing could divide these 2 players that had to fight for the set only at the tiebreak. the Russian won the tiebreak 7-2 after winning 7 consecutive points after he reversed a 0-2 deficit.
Tiebreak
The Russian won 4 minibreaks in the 3rd (1-2), 6th (4-2), 7th (5-2) and 9th (7-2) point. On the other side, Dominic won a minibreak in the 1st (1-0) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 7-c
The Russian wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 8th game (4-3 30-40). On the other side, Dominic was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 89 points. The contest during this set was so even that Medvedev won just 1 point more than Thiem (45-44). The Russian conceded 18 points on serve (35-18). On the other side, Dominic conceded 10 points on serve (26-10).
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Daniil clinched in the 5th game (3-2) prior to finally conquering the set (6-4).
Daniil missed the chance to break Dominic in the 3rd game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
Daniil converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (2-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Medvedev didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 68 points. Medvedev conquered the set after winning 6 more points than Dominic (37-31). Medvedev conceded 7 points on serve (21-7). on the other side of the court, Thiem conceded 16 points on serve (24-16).
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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At the end of the match, Medvedev scored 115 points vs. Thiem’s 112.
Medvedev served pretty well to win 77% of the points (51/66) behind his first serve, and he won 55% points (24/44) on his second serve. The Russian fired 12 aces and he committed 3 double faults. The Russian won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points after he converted only 11% (1/9) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, the Austrian had some problems converting his break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Medvedev and Thiem is 2-3 for Dominic.
Highlights Daniil Medvedev vs. Dominic Thiem Nitto ATP Finals – London
Medvedev’s Interview
Tennis Scores in Nitto ATP Finals
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