The Spanish verdensetter Rafael Nadal delivered a wild comeback, as he on Wednesday struck Russian Daniil Medvedev in his second match of the ATP Finals.
Nadal ended up winning with 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) after nearly three hours of game play.
– to be honest I have been very lucky, ” he says.
– It is a hard defeat for Daniil. He played obviously a lot better than me in the third set. It was one of those days where the chance of winning is one out of a thousand, ” explains Nadal with reference to the fact that he was trailing by 1-5 in the third set.
With the victory, can the spaniard still to decide if he should be further in the tournament.
In Wednesday’s second match in group A secured Stefanos Tsitsipas themselves a place in the semi-finals.
The 21-year-old Greek spent just 1 hour and 15 minutes to win in two sets over Alexander Zverev from Germany.
Although he has already secured a semifinaleplads, has Tsitsipas not going to ease the foot off the brake, when he Friday meetings just Nadal.
– I will give everything I have. I will try to give my soul, and I think that it is a good challenge, because I must prepare for more tough matches in the semi-finals, says Tsitsipas.
Sæsonfinalen have the participation of the eight best male tennis players in the world.
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