Nitto ATP Finals Group A preview: Nadal, Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Zverev

As Alexander Zverev said at Tuesday’s Nitto ATP Finals draw ceremony, Group A is Rafael Nadal and the young guys. Nadal has at least 10 years on everyone else and has six more year-end championship appearances (eight) than the other three players combined (two).

It is Zverev, however, who owns more titles at this event (one) than the other three combined (zero). So it’s not like Nadal is an obvious favorite to win the group–certainly not based on the fact that he withdrew midway through last week’s Paris Masters due to an abdominal injury. This should be pretty wide open between Nadal, Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Let’s crunch the Group A numbers prior its Monday start at the year-end championship.

2019 statistics:

Rafael Nadal
Record: 51-6
Record since the U.S. Open: 4-0
Titles: 4 (2 slams, 2 Masters)

Daniil Medvedev
Record: 59-18
Record since the U.S. Open: 9-1
Titles: 4 (2 Masters)

Stefanos Tsitsipas
Record: 50-24
Record since the U.S. Open: 13-5
Titles: 2

Alexander Zverev
Record: 42-23
Record since the U.S. Open: 9-5
Titles: 1

Career records against group opponents:

Rafael Nadal
vs. Daniil Medvedev: 2-0
vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas: 4-1
vs. Alexander Zverev: 5-0
Combined: 11-1

Daniil Medvedev
vs. Rafael Nadal: 0-2
vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas: 5-0
vs. Alexander Zverev: 1-4
Combined: 5-6

Stefanos Tsitsipas
vs. Rafael Nadal: 1-4
vs. Daniil Medvedev: 0-5
vs. Alexander Zverev: 3-1
Combined: 10-24

Alexander Zverev
vs. Rafael Nadal: 0-5
vs. Daniil Medvedev: 4-1
vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas: 1-3
Combined: 5-9

Career records at the Nitto ATP Finals:

Rafael Nadal: 16-13
Daniil Medvedev: 0-0
Stefanos Tsitsipas: 0-0
Alexander Zverev: 5-3 (1 title)

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