Dominic Thiem beats Rafael Nadal at ATP Finals 2020, fans call match 'EPIC': Watch

Dominic Thiem oozed class on Tuesday as he dealt with 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nal in ATP Finals 2020. clash saw reigning US Open and French Open winners lock horns with an eye on making last four of year-end finals. 26-year-old Austrian mastered tiebreaks once again as he registered a 7-6(7) 7-6 (4) straight-sets win over Spanish ace. 

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Dominic Thiem defeats Rafael Nal in epic ATP Finals 2020 clash 

Dominic Thiem entered ATP Finals 2020 with a 3-5 tie-break record in season finale in 14 previous matches but proved his resolve by clinching a win over Rafael Nal. Austrian constantly attacked 20-time Grand Slam champion's backhand, but a key justment with forehand helped him surprise 34-year-old.

Thiem matched Nal shot for shot in a highly entertaining encounter, with King of Clay describing game as "very equal". 26-year-old kept his calm and delivered during key moments to seal a semi-final berth on Tuesday. 

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Thiem ackwledged that he was lucky to get first set, having me a comeback from 5-2 down in tiebreaker. Both players h ir service broken down in second set, with Nal winning five straight points to save three match points when serving at 5-4 and 40-0 down.

US Open champion responded with three straight points to move 6-3 ahe in tiebreaker before a tired Nal hit a return just wide to lose match. Thiem was happy to give fans back home something to cheer about after Austria went back into lockdown amid a second wave of coronavirus pandemic.

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US Open champion h me final last year but fell short against Greek ace Stefas Tsitsipas. Thiem will look to set record straight this year.

Nal, on or hand, will face Tsitsipas on Thursday with a semifinal place at stake. defending champion defeated newcomer Andrey Rublev 6-1 4-6 7-6 (6) after his defeat against im in opener. Nal, interestingly, has never won year-end finals in his career and 34-year-old will look to d title to his illustrious resume at end of season. 20-time Grand Slam has twice reached finals, losing to fellow Big 3 rivals Roger Federer (2010) and vak Djokovic (2013). 

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How to watch Nal vs Tsitsipas live in India?

Rafael Nal and Stefas Tsitsipas will clash at Centre Court at O2 Arena in London on Thursday, vember 19 (Friday for Indian viewers). Fans can watch game live on Sony Sports Network in India. live streaming of group st game will be available on SonyLIV. For in-match highlights and updates, one can keep tabs on social media handle of ATP tour. match begins at 1:30 am IST on Friday in India. 

(Im Courtesy: ATP Tour Twitter)