ATP Finals Day 1 - Thiem vs. Tsitsipas reprised, but this time it’s different

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Sports, Wimbledon, Sports & Recreation, Tennis

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The opening singles match of the 2020 ATP Finals was a repeat of last year's closer between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem, a fact which served only to emphasise the differences and remind us of what we're missing. On the podcast, Catherine describes the bittersweet feeling of what it was like to be inside the O2 arena without fans as London hosts the event for the last time.

Still, the tennis was high-quality and we discuss how Thiem managed to get his revenge, the way his game has developed on a hard court, the moment of 'silliness' which cost Tsitsipas dearly, and why it might be a tough defeat to take for the Greek. Elsewhere, we analyse Rafael Nadal's 6-3, 6-4 victory over Andrey Rublev. In what way was there a gulf in class? Are there limits to Rublev's game? Finally, we cover some of the many interesting stories in the doubles event this week, a first ATP title for Jannik Sinner, and a victory in Linz for Aryna Sabalenka in the final WTA tournament of the season.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Mary and Bartori.
0:01.8	I'm Matt Vylander.
0:03.0	This is Mary Carillo.
0:04.0	I'm Stan Ravinka.
0:05.0	I'm Lighten Hutt.
0:05.8	I'm Andy Murray.
0:06.7	This is Yannick Noah.
0:07.8	Hi, this is Julie Guy from Eastern Passage Nova Scotia
0:11.1	and you're listening to the Tennis Podcast.
0:24.0	So that was Julie and Julie is Bacca No. 1.
0:28.0	She was the first person to back us in the last two years
0:31.3	of our Kickstarter here on the Tennis Podcast every year
0:33.8	when we try to fund the following years 130 odd episodes
0:37.8	of the show and Julie is there with us.
0:40.4	So thank you, Julie.
0:41.7	Catherine Whittaker's here.
0:42.9	Yeah, Catherine Whittaker's here.
0:45.0	Catherine's just been presenting live TV
0:46.9	for the best 12 hours and it was a little bit different.
0:52.4	Catherine, I think, covering the ATP finals on day one
0:57.6	with the same players in the first matches in the last match
1:01.0	a year ago, but it was a bit different.
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