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Every November the O2 Arena in London dresses up with the arrival of the best tennis players in the world to close the year with the best of white sports. Officially known as the ATP Nitto Finals, it is the competition that closes the men’s tour season. To measure its importance, the Masters Cup It is considered the second most prestigious tournament after the four Grand Slams, where the winner takes around 9 million dollars.
This year among the eight selected there are three former champions, two former finalists and two debutants, they are Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsisipas, who surprisingly won the 2019 edition, Andy Rublev and Diego Schwartzman who managed to sneak in due to the absence of Roger Federer, world number 5, who is still recovering from his knee surgery.
The Swiss is in fact the top winner of the tournament, with six titles to his name. The eight players are divided into two groups and face each other with two finalists from each zone who advance to the semifinals. 1500 points are awarded to each one at the start and with each defeat they lose some of them. This competition is the great pending subject of Rafael Nadal, who has never managed to win it in his nine participations. Besides this 2020 will be the last edition in England that after eleven years moves to Turin, Italy.
JMRS
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