2020 ATP Finals - Official Thread

[mike danny]

So here we are, at another edition of the ATP Finals.

Tsitsipas is the defending champion, while Thiem is the defending finalist.

Djokovic and Nadal both went out in the RR last year, so they could make some inroads this year.

This tournament has had a different winner each year since 2015, with no one being able to defend their title the following year. Last 5 editions have also had first time winners each year.

Who do you see taking the cup this year?

The participants are:

1. Djokovic
2. Nadal
3. Thiem
4. Medvedev
5. Zverev
6. Tsitsipas
7. Rublev
8. Schwartzman

Welcome to our 2 new guests Rublev and Schwartzman 2 And a shame 6 time champion Roger Federer won't grace us with his presence. Only the second time in his career this has happened.

 

[bhpower]

I'm going with Djokovic.
He will be fresh and have a feeling he will play his best.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Anyone can vulture except schwachzy.

 

[ND-13]

Anyone but Schwartzman, Tsitsipas and Nadal

Djokovic, Zverev and Thiem should be the top 3 favs

 

[James P]

Liking Zverev's form of late. Djokovic is always dangerous. Pulling for Medvedev, of course.

 

[Nadal_King]

Draw will be huge especially for Nadal but still think he should be able to win 2 of the 3 matches and hopefully this time it would be enough for semis

 

[James P]

Oh man, I'm licking my chops. This is going to be so entertaining. I give Schwartzman and Tsitsipas pretty minimal chances, but it's really hard to decide between the other 6. If I were to guess and rank them in likelihood of winning, it'd go something like:

Djokovic
Thiem
Zverev
Medvedev
Nadal
Rublev
Tsitsipas
Schwartzman

 

[James P]

Here's the H2H table, including Paris results:

H2H Records	vs	vs	vs	vs	vs	vs	vs	vs
	Djokovic	Nadal	Thiem	Medvedev	Zverev	Tsitsipas	Rublev	Schwartzman
Djokovic		29-27	7-4	4-2	3-2	4-2	0-0	5-0
Nadal	27-29		9-5	3-0	5-2	5-1	1-0	10-1
Thiem	4-7	5-9		3-1	8-2	4-3	2-2	6-3
Medvedev	2-4	0-3	1-3		2-5	5-1	3-0	4-0
Zverev	2-3	2-5	2-8	5-2		1-5	4-0	2-2
Tsitsipas	2-4	1-5	3-4	1-5	5-1		2-2	1-1
Rublev	0-0	0-1	2-2	0-3	0-4	2-2		0-1
Schwartzman	0-5	1-10	3-6	0-4	2-2	1-1	1-0

 

[Red Rick]

Would like to see Djokovic and Rublev meat in RR.

Aside from that, Djokovic obvious favorite if he actually shows up. Nadal looked diabolical in Paris. If Djoko doesn't show up it's anyone's game, probably apart from Schwartzman maybe.

 

[kishnabe]

Medvedev or Thiem or Rublev winning would be nice.

 

[DSH]

ABD and ABZ would be great outcome!

 

[DSH]

Nadal would prefer Midget, Philosopher and Mr. Nice as rivals in his group.

 

[HetTheGreaterer]

Nadal would prefer Midget, Philosopher and Mr. Nice as rivals in his group.

Nadal has had huge troubles with tsitsipas's game in the last few meetings, so is the case with Thiem.
This isn't clay, this is indoors HC, where these players can actually hit through Nadal.

 

[BeatlesFan]

It's wide open and Djokovic hasn't won it in 5 years now. I actually think Zverev has a pretty good chance if he somehow overcomes his serving yips. A Med-Zverev final might be forthcoming?

 

[Jokervich]

Are the groups completely random or seeded? So there is a chance we might have Djokovic and Nadal in the same group?

 

[Red Rick]

It's wide open and Djokovic hasn't won it in 5 years now. I actually think Zverev has a pretty good chance if he somehow overcomes his serving yips. A Med-Zverev final might be forthcoming?

*Shudders*

 

[mike danny]

Are the groups completely random or seeded? So there is a chance we might have Djokovic and Nadal in the same group?

No.1 and no.2 can never be in the same group.

 

[DSH]

Are the groups completely random or seeded? So there is a chance we might have Djokovic and Nadal in the same group?

Do you follow tennis closely or do you just worry about who your idol plays against without caring about everything else?

 

[USO]

Does anyone know when they will announce the Groups?

 

[James P]

Thursday

 

[Jokervich]

Do you follow tennis closely or do you just worry about who your idol plays against without caring about everything else?

I don't follow it that closely. I do have a life to live you know

 

[DSH]

I don't follow it that closely. I do have a life to live you know

Come on!
1st seed and 2nd seed can not face each other in the same group.
A little common sense is missing!

 

[I Am Finnish]

Whoever wins the exhibition tournament will have a sheet season next year

 

[octobrina10]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1325889989578797057

 

[Third Serve]

Nice that they named the doubles groups after the Bryan brothers.

 

[Nadal_King]

I am sure of Tsitsipas and Schwartzman to not be contenders since shwartzman has too many limitations to do well and Tsitsipas I feel isn't in best of form and Rublev not sure of his capabilities against top players but still should be fair to have these 2 split in both groups to make it interesting
Best possible group I feel
Djokovic Thiem Tsitsipas Rublev
Nadal Medvedev Zverev Schwartzman
This imo will be fair groups and nake it perfectly balanced

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Anyone but djokodal plis. All-Russian final would be best.

 

[Larry Duff]

If the Big 2 try it will be one of them.

 

[TennisFan3]

Djokovic is BY FAR the STRONG favorite by a significant margin.

Here are sample percentages chances of winning:

Djokovic (65%)
Thiem (15%)
Zverev/Tsitsipas (10%)
Nadal/Medevev (7%)
Rublev/Schwartzmann (3%)

As you can see Djokovic has the strongest chance followed by Thiem.

 

[Third Serve]

Djokovic is BY FAR the STRONG favorite by a significant margin.

Here are sample percentages chances of winning:

Djokovic (65%)
Thiem (15%)
Zverev/Tsitsipas (10%)
Nadal/Medevev (7%)
Rublev/Schwartzmann (3%)

As you can see Djokovic has the strongest chance followed by Thiem.

Where do the percentages come from?

 

[gn]

Medvedev is the favorite after Djokovic, followed by Zverev and Rublev.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Schwartzman & Thiem look bad*asses

 

[Third Serve]

Schwartzman & Thiem look bad*asses

Thiem's picture is the only one that looks good lmao

And maybe Schwartzman's, but not the others.

 

[Nadal_King]

Draw tomorrow 5:45 Pm Cet

 

[octobrina10]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1326546148430024705

 

[Mainad]

Draw tomorrow 5:45 Pm Cet

"The Nitto ATP Finals draw will take place Thursday at 4:45 p.m. GMT on BBC Radio 5 Live’s ‘5 Live Drive’ featuring ATP Supervisor Gerry Armstrong and 1970 tournament champion Stan Smith".

"The eight singles players will be drawn into Group Tokyo 1970 and Group London 2020".

The doubles draw will not be done until the final team is known. The eight tandems will be divided into Group Bob Bryan and Group Mike Bryan".

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/nitto-atp-finals-2020-draw-timing

 

[TheNachoMan]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1326546148430024705

I bet that first name made you groan

 

[octobrina10]

I bet that first name made you groan

There is peace between Rafa and Carlos Bernardes. Two summers in a row (2018 & 2019), Bernardes has preferred to umpire at the Challenger tournament held at Rafa’s academy in Mallorca, instead of umpiring at the USO.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1033692789849116672

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1034830807200874496

 

[clayqueen]

Are the groups completely random or seeded? So there is a chance we might have Djokovic and Nadal in the same group?

Not possible. The draw is the same format as any other tournament. Nadal and Djokovic will head the 2 halves.

 

[clayqueen]

I don't follow it that closely. I do have a life to live you know

So we shouldn’t take anything you say seriously

 

[clayqueen]

Djokovic is BY FAR the STRONG favorite by a significant margin.

As you can see Djokovic has the strongest chance followed by Thiem.

Where have I heard that before?

 

[clayqueen]

I bet that first name made you groan

Why? Carlos Bernardes has mended his ways after his suspension from Rafa’s matches for 10 months. For reasons best known to himself, he used to be very unfair to Rafa but Rafa finally put his foot down when Carlos forced him to change his shorts on court because he refused him permission to go and turn them the right way round.

 

[DSH]

I imagine that the group where Nadal will be will start on Sunday, right?
Djokovic was the second seeded last year and his group started first.
Will that order of play be repeated?

 

[aldeayeah]

Thiem's picture is the only one that looks good lmao

And maybe Schwartzman's, but not the others.

Med looks good too, but the bed eyes are slightly disturbing.

One-by-one commentary:

Djokovic: Neckovic/Giraffovic
Nadal: Hello dad!
Thiem: I'll make you an offer you cannot refuse.
Tsitsipas: L'Oréal Paris + slight hangover
Med: Let me show you what's under the hood *wink wink*
Zverev: Highschool yearbook photo / deer-in-headlights / "I don't want to be here"
Rublev: Giraffe neck+junkie face+gaudy shirt makes this the worst by a fair margin
Diego: Tough guy coming for your lunch money

Thiem >= Med >> Diego > Djokovic/Nadal > Zverev/Tsitsipas > Rublev IMO

thiem med final confirmed

 

[Cortana]

This has to be the best lineup of the last 10 years?

 

[aldeayeah]

Without Murray and Fed? Don't think so. But it's not bad.

 

[mike danny]

This has to be the best lineup of the last 10 years?

Don't see how it's any better than last year.

 

[aldeayeah]

Don't see how it's any better than last year.

Last year was good (probably better than this, since oldfed+tennis_pro > diego+rubles and the other 6 guys are literally the same), but 16-18 were a bit stinky.

2015 was easily better than both 2019 and this year.

 

[mike danny]

Last year was good (probably better than this, since oldfed+tennis_pro > diego+rubles and the other 6 guys are literally the same), but 16-18 were a bit stinky.

2015 was easily better than both 2019 and this year.

2015 was slow as f*ck. Embarrassing for an indoor HC.

 

[aldeayeah]

2015 was slow as f*ck. Embarrassing for an indoor HC.

I was talking about the roster, but clearly you don't like the good tennis, no?