The reissue of the final of Masters of London 2019 was the first singles match of the 2020 ATP Finals. Last year, the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas lifted the trophy by defeating the Austrian Dominic Thiem. However, at the start of the London 2020 Group [el nombre es en homenaje a la ciudad británica que cobijó, durante doce años, al certamen; desde 2021 se mudará a Turín], Thiem, champion of the last US Open, won 7-6 (7-5), 4-6 and 6-3, in two hours and 17 minutes.
“We have known each other for quite some time. We are good friends on and off the pitch. He has played a key role in my growth and has inspired me in different ways,” said 6th-ranked Tsitsipas, 22. . Thiem, 3rd on the circuit and 27 years old, scored nine aces, committed two double faults, achieved 73% of first serves, won 78% of points with the first serve and 57% with the second, broke his serve to his rival in one of the four chances he had.
In the first two matches of the 2019 Masters, Thiem was played by Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the group and defeated both (in the third round Robin challenge he lost to Italian Matteo Berrettini) to reach the semi-finals. In the instance of the best four he beat the German Alex Zverev and then, in the definition, he lost with Tsitsipas. This year, the most outstanding of his career, he is going for a golden closing in an exclusive contest that, due to health reasons due to the pandemic, is played without an audience.
Thiem became the Austrian with the most appearances in the Masters Cup: Present for the fifth consecutive edition under the roof of the London O2 Arena (2016/20), the player born in Wiener Neustadt surpassed the four presences of the former number 1, Thomas Muster, in the 90’s.
The London 2020 zone is completed by the Spanish Rafael Nadal and the Russian Andrey Rublev, who will be measured this Sunday, from the 17 of our country (ESPN and ESPN Play).
Djokovic and the recognition as N ° 1
Novak Djokovic received this Sunday, on stage at the ATP Finals, the trophy as No. 1 on the circuit after finishing on top this season for the sixth time. In the last ten years, the Serbian finished at the top in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2020, allowing him equal to his childhood idol, American Pete Sampras, which also finished six years at the top of the world rankings between 1993 and 1998.
“It has been a strange year for everyone with a six-month stoppage. We restarted the season in August and I continued where I had left off with a great performance. I am very happy with how everything was,” said the Balkan, who this Monday will debut in the Masters against Diego Schwartzman, for the Tokyo 1070 Group, from 11 in Argentina (three more hours in London).
The 33-year-old Djokovic won four titles this season (Australia, Dubai, Cincinnati and Rome) and holds a record of 39 wins and three losses.
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