First-match nerves on debut are compounded for Alexander Zverev on a stage as big as the O2 arena for the Nitto ATP Finals. For Roger Federer, these debut nerves came 15 years ago. The then No. 6 in the Emirates ATP Rankings opened his season-ending campaign in Shanghai in 2002 against the World No. 4 – the Spaniard who now coaches Zverev – Juan Carlos Ferrero. For the record, the Swiss won that battle and on Sunday, he claimed his opening round-robin clash with American Jack Sock. Hours later, Zverev won his debut match at the season finale eking out a three-set victory over Marin Cilic. For the 36-year-old Federer, a six-time Nitto ATP Finals champion, experience has taught him...
Rafael Nadal and David Goffin look ahead to their first round-robin match at the 2017 Nitto ATP Finals. Watch the Nitto ATP Finals live on TennisTV.com.
Monday’s afternoon session pits Roland Garros semi-finalist Dominic Thiem against Australian Open semi-finalist Grigor Dimitrov in an exciting battle of one-handed backhands and all-court tennis. The duo arrives in London having split their FedEx ATP Head2Head at one match apiece this season, with Dimitrov triumphing over Thiem in Sydney weeks before his semi-final appearance in Melbourne and Thiem notching the win at the Mutua Madrid Open prior to his own Grand Slam semi-final on the terre battue of Paris. Overall, Thiem owns a 2-1 record over his Bulgarian opponent, with their 2016 meeting going his way at the ATP 500 event in Acapulco. Both players hit with panache custom-tailored to their favourite services. Thiem’s vicious topspin forehand rips through his...
The Nitto ATP Finals will save the best for last, as World No. 1 Rafael Nadal is set to conclude the opening round of group-stage matches on Monday evening. The top-seeded Spaniard will face David Goffin to wrap Day 2 at The O2 in London. Nadal begins his quest to put a bow on a captivating 2017 campaign with his first title at the season finale. Runner-up in both 2010 and 2013, the 31-year-old will kick off his eighth appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals, and first since 2015, after missing last year's edition due to injury. Nadal has already made an appearance at The O2 this week, receiving his year-end No. 1 trophy on Sunday afternoon to a rapturous...
Quick to distance himself from the resurgent success Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have enjoyed this season, Alexander Zverev is content to be the chaser on debut at this year’s Nitto ATP Finals, the leader of the baying pack behind the Top 2 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. At just 20 years old, the German is arguably the most hyped of the chasers in 2017. On Sunday night, he will gain his first taste of competition under the lights of the O2 arena. His opponent, No.5 seed Marin Cilic, has been here twice before, although he will carry nerves of his own having claimed just one of his six matches at the season finale. View FedEx ATP Head2Head matchup for...
