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7.32pm GMT
Here is Kevin Mitchell’s first glimpse of the final edition of the ATP Finals at thee O2 Arena.
Related: Dominic Thiem beats Stefanos Tsitsipas in low-key opening of ATP Finals
7.25pm GMT
A blast from the past. Andrey Rublev dressed head-to-toe in Rafael Nadal’s iconic sleeveless outfit.
That’s what Andrey meant about copying Rafa’s clothes. Hope he isn’t offended on me taken it from his page vk #USOpen #Davai #Rublev #Nadal pic.twitter.com/40kS5mIZvI
7.09pm GMT
Andrey Rublev is a Rafael Nadal fanboy. Here are his comments last month shortly after Nadal’s Roland Garros triumph:
“Even if you take other sportsmen or athletes, they can have bad days. But because maybe the team is good, they are still winning. In tennis, if you are having a really bad it is really tough to find a way [to win] and compete like nothing happened.
[Rafa] has done this during all his career. For me he is the best athlete, not even in tennis, the best athlete in history.
7.07pm GMT
Rafael Nadal and Andrey Rublev have only faced each other once, with Nadal brutally ending the Russian’s first ever big run with a 6-1 6-2 6-2 demolition in the 2017 US Open quarter-final.
6.47pm GMT
Hello! Welcome to the opening day of our coverage from the 2020 ATP Finals at the O2 Arena in London. After Dominic Thiem’s strong three-set win over Stefanos Tsitsipas earlier today, second seed Rafael Nadal is up next for his first match of the week against Andrey Rublev.
To those who are not yet familiar with Andrey Rublev, you will be soon. The 23 year-old has been the breakout player of 2020, piecing together an astonishing level of consistency with five titles, including three at ATP 500 level, and an elite 44-8 (85%) win-loss record. He has risen from 23rd to 8th in the rankings.
