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Patna : Five-time champion and World No 1 Novak Djokovic, 33, Serbia, suffered a shock defeat at the hands of World No 4 Daniil Medvedev, 24, Russia, in a Group A match at Nitto ATP Finals at O2 Arena, London, UK, on November 18, 2020, late night. Medvedev thumped Djokovic 6-3, 6-3 in 1hr 21 minutes winning 3 break points.
Medvedev fired 9 Aces in the match to 3 by the World No 1 Djokovic. The Russian, in all, won 70 points in the match to 54 by the Serbian. Medvedev won 7 games in a row in the match. The Russian, however, committed 4 double faults to 3 by Djokovic. Medvedev’s winning percentage both on his first and second serve ( 80% & 75%) was much better than that of Djokovics’ ( 65% & 50 %). Djokovic, however, still leads Medvedev 4-3 Head to Head.
Medvedev had defeated World No 7 Alexander Zverev, 23, Germany, in a Group A match on November 17, 2020.