Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, Grigor Dimitrov, and Daniil Medvedev have surprised the tennis world in the last 4 years after winning the ATP Finals. In addition, they all share something unique. Not only they managed to stop the Big3 from winning the prestigious event in London, but none of them have managed to win a slam before conquering the finals, at least so far.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2020
At the moment ranked no.6, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 19th of November when he capitulated to Rafael Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Presently, this year the Greek has a 27-14 win-loss record. Tsitsipas clinched 1 title in Marseille. The Greek was the finalist in Dubai and in Hamburg.
Alexander Zverev in 2020
Ranked no.7, Zverev played his last match on the 20th of November when he surrendered to Novak Djokovic 6-3 7-64 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
At present, this year Alexander has an overall 28-11 match record. The German conquered 2 titles in 2020 in Cologne and in Cologne. The German reached the final at the U.S. Open and in Paris.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev played each other 6 times. The head to head is 5-1 for Tsitsipas. The last time that they locked horns, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-1 6-4 in the round robin in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney (ATP Cup) on the 5th of January 2020.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Grigor Dimitrov in 2020
Now the world no.19, Grigor played his last match on the 30th of October when he was overcome by Daniel Evans 7-63 4-6 6-3 in the quarter in Vienna (draw).
Grigor Dimitrov’s most significant accomplishment of the year was getting to the semifinal in Acapulco and Antwerp.
Daniil Medvedev in 2020
Ranked no.4 (career-high), Daniil played his last match on the 22nd of November when he beat Dominic Thiem 4-6 7-62 6-4 in the final in the Nitto ATP Finals to win his 9th career title.
During this season the Russian has a 28-10 record. The Russian clinched 1 title in Paris.
Grigor Dimitrov and Daniil Medvedev played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Medvedev. The last time that they locked horns, Daniil Medvedev won 6-4 6-2 in the 3rd round in Washington (Citi Open) in August 2017.
