Austria's Dominic Thiem produced a stunning display of attacking tennis to beat Rafa Nadal 7-6(7) 7-6(4) in a high-quality duel at the ATP Finals and seize control of their group on Tuesday. U.S. Open champion Thiem was unshakeable, however, and forged his way into a 6-3 lead in the day's second tiebreak. Nadal clawed one point back, but Thiem finished it off when his opponent dragged a backhand wide, a rare unforced error. Thiem had beaten reigning champion Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in his opening round-robin match in the London Group and will qualify for the semi-finals if Tsitsipas beats Andrey Rublev later. World number two Nadal's fate will rest on his final group match against Tsitsipas.

Source: The Hindu November 17, 2020 17:26 UTC