Daniil Medvedev creates history by beating world's top 3 players to win ATP Finals

After Daniil Medvedev's historic win at ATP Tour Finals 2020 last night, re is one big question in minds of fans and analysts alike - Is this beginning of end for Big 3?

Roger Federer, Rafael Nal and vak Djokovic have dominated men's tennis for last dece and a half in a way unheard of in game. While re have been great rivalries - Emerson-Laver in 60s, Lendl–McEnroe in 80s, Agassi-Sampras in 90s - never has a trio dominated for his long and with this much success. With Roger Federer closing in on 40 and showing definite signs of strain, a spot has opened up at top, ripe for taking for any young, ambitious player. 

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ATP Tour Finals 2020: Medvedev vs Thiem Final

ATP Tour Finals 2020 was organisers' dream come true. year-end tournament witnessed a perfect semi-final bracket featuring  top four seeds of game. 

Armed with ir recent victories, youngsters did t falter as y sent top two seeds packing and set up a finals meeting that would break many records. Medvedev becomes fourth player after Djokovic, Stefan Edberg and Michael Stich to win  tournament after a 0-3 whitewash on debut. 

Having picked up his third ATP Masters 1000 title at Paris-Bercy just a few weeks ago, ATP Finals 2020 winner Daniil Medvedev h to see off challenges from .1 vak Djokovic and .2 Rafael Nal on his path to final. His defeat of World .3 in final me him first person in history to hit  trifecta of wins (over top three ranked players) at ATP Finals.

He also became fourth person to do this at any ATP Tour event, following David Nalbandian (2007 Mrid), vak Djokovic (2007 Montreal) and Boris Becker (1994 Stockholm).

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Medvedev also created a unique record - his win means that both, first and last winner of ATP Tour Finals in London are Russians. As tour moves to Italy for next five years, O2's stint as ATP Finals host will be bookended by Russian winners; Nikolay Davydenko in 2009 and Daniil Medvedev in 2020. Medvedev's win also makes him 6th different winner of title in last six years - a clearer indication that Big 3 are being challenged increasingly. Coming in at 2 hours and 42 minutes, Medvedev vs Thiem final will also go down as longest final in  history of event.

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