Daniil Medvedev fights back to win ATP Finals 2020, beats Dominic Thiem in final; watch

Looking at Daniil Medvedev as he entered O2 arena last night, one would have guessed that man h just beaten two top players of world - if t two greatest players ever in game - to reach finals of ATP Finals 2020. As he won what is w biggest victory of his six-year-long professional career, re was defiant roar or emotional collapse to ground from ATP Finals 2020 winner. re was but a shrug to his box and a slight look to camera in ackwledgement of historic victory. 

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As unassuming as victory was, Medvedev brought aggression and confidence to court from word go. After a 30-40 hold of serve, Medvedev gave this year's US Open champion time to settle in, taking his very first service game to 40-40 and earning two breakpoints from game. Thiem defended with nerves of steel. At 2-2 in first set, Thiem came back from 0-40 to secure ever-important break of serve against Medvedev. Medvedev's crucial double-fault at 40-A gave Thiem le he h been seeking and Austrian held on to it.

Medvedev fought hard, taking each of his opponent's service games to edge, but was defeated by a lucky shot from Thiem that clipped net to fly straight into his body, giving Thiem set 6-4. second set saw Dominic Thiem, World . 3, take a little tumble halfway through.  well contested and almost perfectly matched set, went to a tie break, with Medvedev coming out far superior player.

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After his heroic comeback from 0-4 in  last set tiebreak during semi-final against Nal, it would've seemed that thing urged Thiem on like a spot of pressure.

However, Austrian fumbled and went down 7-6(2) to take Medvedev vs Thiem final to a thrilling decider. In very vak Djokovic-esque fashion, Daniil Medvedev only got stronger as match progressed. At 2-2 and 40-15 on Thiem's serve, Medvedev h squandered six break points in match. It took Medvedev his ninth breakpoint to finally earn break of serve that would win him match. 

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From 3-2 in final set, it was all smooth sailing for Medvedev who held on to his serve to become sixth different winner at tournament on last six years. He also became fourth person to win title after having gone down 0-3 on debut. tournament will w move to Turin in Italy after 11 years in London that saw a Russian Nikolay Davydenko take first title at O2 and Daniil Medvedev, ar Russian close off that chapter.

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