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Rublev for peace, peace, peace. Andrey gave us a victory today that's very true to his style.

Slamming his compatriot Medvedev with his forehand, Rublev capitalized on his rifle arm to secure 25 winners across the second and third sets.

Rublev defeated Daniil in three sets, claiming his 17th career win against a Top 10 in a final tiebreak that culminated in a 37-shot-rally match point.

After beating the best Russian on tour in just over two and a half hours, the 6th seed improved to 2-4 in his ATP Head2Head against Medvedev.

As a final nod to the fans who witnessed Andrey's grit, he once again took advantage of his platform to promote a peace message by writing "Peace, Peace, Peace, All We Need" on the post-victory camera lens.

🐐 The ATP Finals GOATs

As we see the Turin tournament unfold throughout the week, I feel it necessary to recognize the numbers of this year's top contender. Novak has taken all the stats in his favor, being the most successful active player of the Nitto ATP Finals.

His Majesty, Roger Federer, ranks first in number of Finals trophies to his name. However, his low productivity is striking, being the least efficient of the Top 5 with barely a third of tournament wins in his all-time appearances.

For their part, both Ivan Lendl and Pete Sampras have four titles in a single different decade, the former from '81 to '87 and the latter from '91 to '99.

Finally, Ilie Nastase holds the best performance numbers in the tournament, boasting his 57.14% effectiveness to attain the trophy, in addition to having the highest winning percentage in the history of the event, with a 22-3 record.

👨🏻‍🍼 Djokovic dominates Tsitsipas

Are we witnessing the Djokovic/Nishikori tale once again?

Not that far in the past, Japanese Kei and Serb Novak had a 2-1 record before they met at 2014 Paris Masters.

Fast forward eight years… the record is now 2-18.

Hmm, what about the 2-1 record between Stefanos and Novak before the 2019 Paris Masters?

Fast forward to now… 2-10 and counting!

It's been a while since the Greek started having nightmares of Nole. Just in the last few months, they met en route to the title in Astana and the final in Paris. Both times it ended up in favor of Djokovic.

Along with the defeat, Tsitsipas' hopes of finishing the year as the top ranked have crumbled like stale bread. In order for the numbers to add up, Stefanos had to win the ATP Finals without defeats along the way.

Novak, for his part, is still in excellent shape, accumulating 14 wins in his last 15 matches and recording his 60th career win over a Top 3 player.

Nobody's stopping Novak!

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👋 So long, and thanks for all the tennis!

→ Novak Djokovic's Top 5 Shots of the Season.

→ The Australian Open is testing your memory skills.

→ The defining point in Tsitsipas v Djokovic's 2nd set tiebreaker.

→ A quick Alcaraz v young Nadal comparison.

→ Stefanos showing off his one-handed backhand.