ATP Finals London: Zverev, Tsitsipas - there is a first for everything
The ATP Finals 2019 are also a tournament of the premieres: Thus Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev have for the first time defeated two of their fear opponents.
by Jens Huiber
last edit: Nov 12, 2019, 04:38 pm
At the latest when Grigor Dimitrov won after seven futile attempts in the quarterfinals at the US Open against Roger Federer, it was clear: Even in tennis, there is a first for almost everything. And so Dominic Thiem has won two trophies in Vienna against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and then against Fernando Verdasco, which he had missed so far. Now another victory against Juan Martin del Potro (the Argentinian leads with 4: 0), then the subject of fears would be done for the first.
On Monday, two players at the ATP Finals in London have filed their backpack - first Stefanos Tsitsipas, who set after five unsuccessful attempts with a two-sentence success against Daniil Medvedev a first exclamation point in the direction of the Russians. And then of course Alexander Zverev, who remixed his good memories of the O2 Arena in a dominant appearance against Rafael Nadal. After five previous bankruptcies against the matador.
Who should be particularly keen on ears? Philipp Kohlschreiber about. He has lost from the last 14 matches against Roger Federer 14. And with it all. Or Gael Monfils, who has never won against Novak Djokovic in 15 attempts. By contrast, Roberto Bautista Agut can be optimistic about the upcoming matches against Rafael Nadal: Only 0: 3 is the balance sheet of himself of "RBA", who stands ready at the ATP Finals as a substitute. There is still a long way to go in Djokovic / Monfils dimensions.