The Nitto ATP Finals will save the best for last, as World No. 1 Rafael Nadal is set to conclude the opening round of group-stage matches on Monday evening. The top-seeded Spaniard will face David Goffin to wrap Day 2 at The O2 in London. Nadal begins his quest to put a bow on a captivating 2017 campaign with his first title at the season finale. Runner-up in both 2010 and 2013, the 31-year-old will kick off his eighth appearance at the Nitto ATP Finals, and first since 2015, after missing last year's edition due to injury. Nadal has already made an appearance at The O2 this week, receiving his year-end No. 1 trophy on Sunday afternoon to a rapturous...
Alexander Zverev was made to work, but the German earned his first victory at the Nitto ATP Finals. Making his debut in London, Zverev overcame a stern test from Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, moving to the top of Group Boris Becker alongside Roger Federer. "I felt a little bit nervous coming out for the first time here. I think that's normal for anyone that is playing here for the first time," Zverev admitted. "I'm very happy to get my first win in this group." The World No. 3 rallied from a break down in the deciding set to overcome Cilic, extending his FedEx ATP Head2Head lead to 4-1. He has won four straight encounters since dropping their first meeting...
Jack Sock’s confidence is understandably riding high coming off his biggest career title in Paris to qualify for his Nitto ATP Finals debut. But staring down a 0-3 deficit in his FedExATP Head2Head series with Roger Federer coming into their opening round-robin clash on Sunday, it stands to reason he would have a few shock tactics up his sleeve to try throwing off the No. 2 seed. With Federer comfortably edging his way towards the opening set with a break in hand, Sock looked to have blown a game point for 3-4 when his attempted half volley propped up for a routine Federer putaway. Stranded at net and feeling the point was all but lost, the American turned his back...
The O2 has not been the best venue for Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert the last two seasons, with the Frenchmen holding a 1-5 record in their first two Nitto ATP Finals appearances. But Herbert and Mahut got off to a good start in their third season finale, saving one match point to defeat Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau, 1-6, 7-6(7), 10-8. Double faults proved costly for the Dutch-Romanian pairing, who looked the stronger duo for much of the match. At 7/7 in the second-set tie-break, Tecau hit a double fault to allow Herbert to serve out the set, which he did when Mahut put away a sitting return with a backhand volley. [ALSO LIKE] In the Match Tie-break, Rojer...
Watch this FedEx Nitto ATP Finals player profile on Alexander Zverev, the youngest player in the field, who is appearing at the year-end finale for the first time.
