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LONDON (Reuters) -
Defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas was placed in the same
round-robin group as Rafa Nadal when the draw for the ATP Finals
was made in London on Thursday.
The Greek will also face Austria's U.S. Open champion Dominic
Thiem, who he beat in last year's final, and Russian debutant
Andrey Rublev in the London group.
World number one Novak Djokovic, bidding for a record-equalling
sixth title at the event, is in the Tokyo group with Russian
Daniil Medvedev, Germany's Alexander Zverev and Argentine
first-time Diego Schwartzman.
The ATP's elite year-ender, celebrating its 50th edition, is
being staged at London's O2 Arena for the final time having
moved their in 2009. Next year it will move to Turin.
The draw was broadcast on BBC Radio Five Live and included
American great Stan Smith who beat Rod Laver to win the first
edition in Tokyo in 1970.
Usually a hugely-popular week for tennis fans, this year's
tournament will be staged without fans due to the surging
COVID-19 pandemic which has forced another lockdown in London.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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