Tennis - ATP Finals - The O2, London, Britain - November 15, 2019 Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts during his group stage match against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas Action Images via Reuters/Tony O'Brien
LONDON (Reuters) - For the second time in three days at the ATP Finals, Rafael Nadal fought off one of the game's rising powers but beating Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas proved in vain as his semi-final hopes vanished on Friday.
The indomitable Spaniard delighted his fans in the 02 Arena as he recovered from losing the opening set to beat Tsitsipas 6-7(4) 6-4 7-5, after which he was presented with a huge trophy for sealing the end-of-year number one ranking.
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