Dominic Thiem defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas in 1st match of ATP Finals

In Tennis, Dominic Thiem of Austria defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in the first match of the ATP Finals tournament in London yesterday.

The Austrian tennis player, who is ranked No. 3 in the world, won 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 against the world No. 6. Thiem hit nine aces against



Tsitsipas's eight in the two-hour 17-minute match. This was a revenge match for Thiem who had lost to his Greek opponent in the final of the tournament last year. Tsitsipas is the first defending champion to lose his opening match at this event since Roger Federer in 2008.