It was a tight finale in which details turned out to be decisive. Medvedev impressed with a service where he scored 90 percent on the first pass, but Thiem He also felt great with his pass, giving his service only once throughout the game.
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It was one breakthrough that was enough for Thiem to win the first set – with the result 2: 2, leading 40: 0, Medvedev started to break consecutive balls and unexpectedly lost a game that was crucial in the first game.
In the second set, the Russian won after the tie-break, while in the third, as in the first, one break was decided, this time in favor of the later ATP Finals winner.
Six editions, six winners
For Medvedev it was a Masters debut in this phase (Thiem reached the final also a year ago). The last six editions of the ATP Finals were won by six different players – before the Russian it was Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Grigor Dimitrow, Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas
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