The event is being played behind closed doors because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Rafael nadal dominic thiem. Two time french open runner up dominic thiem survived a spirited comeback by a french wild card entry to win their fourth round match in five sets. And many including 19 time grand slam champion rafael nadal congratulated the austrian for the achievement. The older generation was at its twilight and there was some space for new blood.

Updated november 15 2020 40 seconds ago rafael nadal had his game face on during his opening match of the atp finals. Dominic thiem rafael nadal start off on the right foot at atp finals. Nadal dispatched russian andrey rublev in straight sets after thiem.

Rafael nadal was on thursday drawn in the same group as defending champion stefanos tsitsipas and us open winner dominic thiem for the atp finals in london. Spains rafael nadal is drawn in an exciting group containing us open champion dominic thiem as he looks to win a maiden atp finals title. Rafael nadal launched his bid for a first atp finals trophy in style on sunday taming in form andrey rublev in straight sets in london after dominic thiem beat stefanos tsitsipas.

Five years later one of the greatest clay court rivalries of this decade will add a new chapter on sunday when they meet again here for the title. Nadal leads thiem 8 4 in their fedex atp head2head series which has seen all but one match played on clay. Rafael nadal and dominic thiem the reigning french open and us open champion respectively will face each other in the stand out group match of the nitto atp finals which begin on sunday behind.

The spanish world number two chasing the biggest prize missing from his glittering resume barely broke sweat as he outclassed the russian debutant 6 3 6 4 at the empty o2 arena. Dominic thiem calls roger federer a superstar as he turns back time after six years we have got a new grand slam champion dominic thiem defeated alexander zverev in the us open 2020 final. Rafael nadal and dominic thiem have notched up opening day wins at the atp world tour tennis finals in london.

Rafael nadal and dominic thiem faced off for the first time at roland garros in 2014. When roger federer and rafael nadal came burst onto the scene in world tennis there was a vacuum at the top. World number one novak djokovic.

But the path was tougher for everyone who came after. Thiem coming off his first grand slam title at. London afp rafael nadal was on thursday nov 12 drawn in the same group as defending champion stefanos tsitsipas and us open winner dominic thiem for the atp finals in london.

Dominic thiem says djokovics mental strength is greater than rafa and federer.