ATP Finals 2020: Daniil Medvedev tames Dominic Thiem to win maiden title
First Published Nov 23, 2020, 11:44 AM IST
Daniil Medvedev hails from Russia and is currently ranked fourth in the ATP Rankings. He is yet to win a Grand Slam, having finished once as the runners-up, during the 2019 US Open. He won his maiden ATP Final title, while it was his ninth career title in ATP singles competitions.

In what could be considered the most significant career breakthrough, Russia's Daniil Medvedev sprung a memorable comeback to tame favourite Dominic Thiem of Austria to win his maiden ATP Finals crown. The Russian won 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-4 after two hours and 43 minutes at the O2 Arena in London, which happened to be the final edition at the venue, as the tournament moves to Turin, come 2021.

Medvedev had a glorious run in the tournament, finishing unbeaten. It all started at the group stage, where he beat Germany's Alexander Zverev, followed Serbia's world number one, Novak Djokovic, and Argentina's Diego Schwartzman. In the semis, he tamed Spain's world number two, Rafael Nadal.