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Rafael Nadal produces stunning comeback from 5-1 down in decider to beat Daniil Medvedev in ATP Finals thriller

, Rafael Nadal produces stunning comeback from 5-1 down in decider to beat Daniil Medvedev in ATP Finals thriller

RAFAEL NADAL’S staged one of the greatest comebacks of his career to give his hopes of ending the year as the world No1 and winning the ATP Finals an almighty boost.

The Spaniard was shot, he looked dead and buried when he was 5-1 down in the deciding set to Daniil Medvedev.

Rafael Nadal fought back from 5-1 down in the third set to somehow beat Daniil Medvedev

But after saving match point in that game, he broke the Russian’s serve twice in succession and forced a deciding tie-break.

And a dramatic challenge on match point proved Medvedev went wide, completing a 6-7 6-3 7-6 win at the O2 Arena.After going down to Alexander Zverev in his first group-stage match on Monday and although he put in a better performance against Daniil Medvedev today, the result looked for all the world to be the same for Rafa: defeat.

Nadal, somehow, had other ideas as he fought back with that competitive spirit that defies human belief.

And coupled with Novak Djokovic’s defeat to Dominic Thiem last night, the monster win for the Spaniard swings the momentum back in Nadal’s favour in their quest to be crowned the best in the world come the end of the 2019 season.

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, Rafael Nadal produces stunning comeback from 5-1 down in decider to beat Daniil Medvedev in ATP Finals thriller
The Spaniard celebrates after the utterly epic clash which went to the wire at the O2 Arena

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