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Patna : World No 4 Daniil Medvedev, 24, Russia, defeated World No Alexander Zverev, 23, Germany, in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 in his first Group Stage match at O2 Arena, London, in Nitto ATP Finals, on November 17, 2020.Medvedev will face World No 1 Novak Djokovic, 33, Serbia, in his second match in the tournament.

Medvedev, who had recently won Paris Masters title,  won 3 break points in the match to 1 by Zverev. The Russian, in all, won 73 points in the match to 58 by Zverev. Medvedev fired 4 Aces to 3 by the German. Zverev committed 7 double faults in the match to 2 by the Russian, who also won 3 games in a row.

World No 2 Rafael Nadal, 34, Spain, who is yet to win ATP Finals trophy, will face World No 3 Dominic Thiem, 27, Austria, in his second Group Stage match on November 17, 2020, at 7.30 pm.