American star Taylor Fritz stunned Rafael Nadal on his ATP Finals debuton Sunday. The former claimed a 7-6(3), 6-1 win, which could deny Nadal the year-end championships title.
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Fritz has improved to 2-2 in his ATP head-to-head series against Nadal. His maiden win was in the finals of the Indian Wells earlier this year.
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Nadal has lost his last three matches(vs Fritz at the ATP Finals, vs Tommy Paul at Paris Masters, and vs Frances Tiafoe at the US Open). Nadal lost more consecutive matches in 2009 (four).
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Fritz has become the first American singles player to compete at the ATP Finals since John Isner in 2018. He is vying to become the first American semi-finalist here since Jack Sock in 2017 (London).
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