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Patna : World No 8 Andrey Rublev, 23, Russia, stunned World No 3 Dominic Thiem, 27, Austria, 6-2, 7-5 in just 74 minutes in a Group B match in Nitto ATP Finals at O2 Arena, London, on November 19, 2020, evening.
Rublev, who had lost his first match to World NO 2 Rafael Nadal, 34, Spain, on November 16, 2020, and 2nd match to World No 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas, 22, Greece, on November 18, won 4 break points to 1 by Thiem. Rublev, in all, won 69 points in the match to 53 by the Austrian. The Russian fired 11 Aces in thematch to 10 by the Austrian, who committed 3 double faults. Rublev won 4 games in a row to 3 by Thiem, who has already reached the semi-finals having won his first two Group Stage matches.