Rafa Nadal vs Andrey Rublev – ATP Tour Finals LIVE: Stream FREE, score, UK start time, score, TV channel for London – The Sun

RAFAEL NADAL takes on Andrey Rublev tonight in their opening ATP World Tour Finals match in London.

The O2 Arena in Greenwich plays host for the next seven days.

  • Start time: 8pm
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  • Etienne Fermie

    BRITISH INTEREST

    There may be no Andy, or even Jamie, Murray involvement this year at the ATP Finals, but that doesn't mean that there's no British interest.

    World doubles No10 Joe Salisbury is in action alongside partner Rajeev Ram, and the pair are currently on court ahead of the Nadal-Rublev showdown later on.

    And there's good news for British tennis fans, with Salisbury and Ram having taken the first set 7-5 over Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo.

    The singles will get going after this match, but not before 8pm.

  • Etienne Fermie

    THIEM'S TIME

    Earlier today, the single's event here in London got underway with a repeat of last year's final, as freshly-crowned US Open champion Dominic Thiem took on last year's ATP Finals victor Stefanos Tsitsipas in a topsy-turvy encounter under the lights.

    Like last year's showpiece match, the pair found themselves embroiled in a third set battle.

    But this time, Thiem was able to prevail 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 to leave Tsitsipas already facing an uphill battle to qualify for the semi-finals.

  • Etienne Fermie

    CITY OF LOVE

    Rafael Nadal pitched up at the Paris Masters last week, looking to gain some match sharpness ahead of the ATP Finals in London.

    The Spaniard may have fallen to Alexander Zverev in something of an underwhelming semi-final.

    But along the way, the 34-year-old made history by securing his 1000th ATP Tour victory, when he beat compatriot Feliciano Lopez earlier in the tournament.

    Let's take a look at how he did it, shall we?

  • Etienne Fermie

    RU BEAUTY

    The name Andrey Rublev may be a new one to some of you that maybe don't follow the tour year-round, but expect him to stick around at the sport's top table.

    Rublev, 23, possesses shaggy hair and booming ground strokes, and plays every point as if it's his last.

    The Russian, one of three that have burst onto the scene in the men's game over recent years, has managed to put injury woes behind him this season to become a winning machine at ATP 250 and 500 level.

    And don't be shocked if Rublev gives Nadal something to think about on his ATP Finals debut this evening, having won an impressive array of titles this year:

    ATP 250s

    • Doha
    • Adelaide

    ATP 500s

    • Hamburg
    • St Petersburg
    • Vienna

    RAFA'S READY

    Some fans were surprised at Rafael Nadal's decision to come to London, expecting him to pack in his season following his triumph at Roland Garros, instead focusing on preparations for January's Australian Open.

    But the Spaniard, 34, has insisted that he is ready to 'keep fighting' for his first ATP Finals crown, despite recognising that indoor hard courts are his weakest conditions.

    He told Tennis TV: “I have better memories of other places than playing here. I have had a couple of good wins. Last year I played good matches against Stefanos [Tsitsipas] and Daniil [Medvedev] and I remember the semi-final with Andy in 2010 was a great match.

    “I have always enjoyed playing here. The atmosphere has always been really spectacular and yes I have memories, positive and negative.

    “I feel excited to play, I feel motivated. I played well in Paris last week fighting for every match which hopefully will help to play good tennis here. I expect to be ready. This event is a big one I am going to keep fighting for it.”

    NADA, NONE

    Good evening and welcome to tonight's coverage of the first night session of the 2020 ATP Finals.

    Rafael Nadal, now a 20-time Grand Slam champion after his victory at Roland Garros in October, is bidding to win his first title at London's O2 Arena in the tournament's final edition in England's capital.

    Despite the Spaniard's incredible longevity and plethora of other trophies, he has never come out victorious in the ATP Tour's prestigious year-end extravaganza, even dating back to its previous iteration in Shanghai prior to 2008.

    Nadal, 34, gets his latest campaign underway against tournament debutant Andrey Rublev – who himself has enjoyed a breakthrough season, winning FIVE tour-level titles in this shortened campaign.

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