Dominic Thiem vs Stefanos Tsitsipas LIVE: Tsitsipas forces final set to decide ATP Finals

• Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas meet in the final of the ATP Finals

• Both players advanced to the final with straight-set semi-final wins

• Thiem holds a 4-2 head-to-head advantage over Tsitsipas

• This is the fourth consecutive year a first-time ATP Finals champion will be crowned

DOMINIC THIEM VS STEFANOS TSITSIPAS LIVE

THIRD SET (*denotes server)

THIEM 7-6 2-6 6-6 TSITSIPAS – TIEBREAK

THIEM 7-6 2-6 6-6 TSITSIPAS*

Tsitsipas forehand wide, 0-15. Tsitsipas smash winner, 30-15. Thiem forehand long. But he bounces back with a big forehand which gets the defensive forehand into the net from Tsitsipas. Thiem backhand long. A tiebreak will decide the winner of the ATP Finals!

*THIEM 7-6 2-6 6-5 TSITSIPAS

Thiem double fault, 15-all. Comes back with a smash winner. And he guarantees himself at least a tiebreak with an ace.

THIEM 7-6 2-6 5-5 TSITSIPAS*

Pressure? What pressure? Tsitsipas holds to love.

*THIEM 7-6 2-6 5-4 TSITSIPAS

Thiem hits a drive forehand winner, 30-0. Then a backhand winner, 40-0. The confidence is flowing. Thiem double fault.

But he hits another drive forehand winner into the corner to win the game. Pressure back on Tsitsipas.

THIEM 7-6 2-6 4-4 TSITSIPAS*

Tsitsipas backhand winner, 30-15. Tsitsipas forehand dragged wide, 40-30. And he holds with a forehand winner.

*THIEM 7-6 2-6 4-3 TSITSIPAS

A complete turnaround here as Thiem gets his backhand firing and holds serve.

THIEM 7-6 2-6 3-3 TSITSIPAS*

Tsitsipas drive forehand long, 15-30. Tsitsipas volley goes long, two break points for Thiem. Thiem puts a forehand long. Tsitsipas backhand goes wide.

Thiem breaks for the first time. Signs of nerves from Tsitsipas?

*THIEM 7-6 2-6 2-3 TSITSIPAS

Thiem keeps himself in the set with a confident service hold. But he needs to make a mark on Tsitsipas’ serve before it is too late.

THIEM 7-6 2-6 1-3 TSITSIPAS*

Tsitsipas holds to love. Again. Awesome serving from the Greek.

*THIEM 7-6  2-6 1-2 TSITSIPAS

Thiem double fault, 0-30. Thiem forehand long, 15-40. Two break points. Nice hands at the net from Thiem to save the first break point.

Thiem nets a backhand. Tsitsipas breaks.

THIEM 7-6 2-6 1-1 TSITSIPAS*

Tsitsipas continues to look irresistible on serve. Thiem is not sure how to break through.

*THIEM 7-6 2-6 1-0 TSITSIPAS

Thiem ace, 30-15. Tsitsipas volley winner after a fabulous rally, break point. Big forehand from Thiem and Tsitsipas puts a defensive forehand into the net.

More great shot making from Tsitsipas and he earns another break point. Tsitsipas forehand wide, deuce. And Thiem comes through. Crucial hold of serve.

SECOND SET

THIEM 7-6 2-6 TSITSIPAS*

Tsitsipas ace, 30-15. Thiem backhand long, two set points. Thiem saves the first with a cross court forehand winner. But Tsitsipas gets the job done with a big serve.

*THIEM 7-6 2-5 TSITSIPAS

Thiem forehand winner, 30-0. Thiem ace, 40-0. And Thiem holds to make Tsitsipas serve out the set.

THIEM 7-6 1-5 TSITSIPAS*

Three love holds in a row for Tsitsipas now.

*THIEM 7-6 1-4 TSITSIPAS

Thiem gets back on track with a love hold of his own.

THIEM 7-6 0-4 TSITSIPAS*

Another love hold for Tsitsipas. It would be fitting for the tournament to end with a final set shoot out.

*THIEM 7-6 0-3 TSITSIPAS

More problems for Thiem as he nets a backhand, 15-30. Tsitsipas then shows great athleticism to chase down a drop volley, lob Thiem and put away a volley.

The Greek then gets Thiem on the run again and finishes with a volley winner. Double break secured.

THIEM 7-6 0-2 TSITSIPAS*

Ideal consolidation of a break as Tsitsipas holds to love.

*THIEM 7-6 0-1 TSITSIPAS

Wayward start to the set by Thiem as he falls to 0-40. He saves the first break point. But then puts a forehand wide.

First break of the match goes to Tsitsipas.

FIRST SET

THIEM 7-6 TSITSIPAS – TIEBREAK

Tsitsipas forehand wide, 1-0. Defensive Tsitsipas backhand into the net, 2-0. Thiem smash winner, 3-0. Tsitsipas forehand winner, 3-1. Thiem forehand into the net, 3-2.

Tsitsipas return long, 4-2. Tsitsipas forehand wide, 5-2. Thiem backhand into the net, 5-3. Thiem return wide, 5-4. Thiem forehand down the line is just wide, 5-5.

Thiem ace, 6-5. Tsitsipas smash winner, 6-6. Tsitsipas backhand long, 7-6. Tsitsipas return into the net, 8-6.

*THIEM 6-6 TSITSIPAS

Thiem backhand into the net. That looked nervy. 0-30. Thiem brings it back to 30-all. Then hits a lovely forehand winner. 40-30.

Tsitsipas goes on the attack and Thiem’s backhand flies long. Deuce. Thiem holds. Tiebreak.

THIEM 5-6 TSITSIPAS*

Boom. Big forehand winner from Thiem, 15-15. Tsitsipas’ forehand goes wide, 30-all. Tsitsipas comes and guarantees himself at least a tiebreak.

*THIEM 5-5 TSITSIPAS

Thiem races to 40-0 and holds with a lovely drop volley.

THIEM 4-5 TSITSIPAS*

Tsitsipas holds to 15. Pressure back on Thiem now to stay in the set.

*THIEM 4-4 TSITSIPAS

Tsitsipas forehand return winner off Thiem’s first serve. Wow. 15-30. Thiem forehand into the net. Two break points. Thiem saves the first. And then the second with a volley winner.

And Thiem hangs on again. Great resilience from both men.

THIEM 3-4 TSITSIPAS*

Tsitsipas forehand into the net, 0-30. Two backhand errors by Thiem. 30-all. Tsitsipas forehand wide, break point Thiem. Serve and volley winner from Tsitsipas.

Tight forehand into the net from Tsitsipas. Second break point for Thiem. Linesperson calls a Tsitsipas forehand out, it looked to be in, Tsitsipas challenges and Hawkeye says it was in and Thiem is not happy.

The point is replayed and Tsitsipas’ volley is too much for Thiem. Tsitsipas gets over the line eventually. Could be a crucial game.

*THIEM 3-3 TSITSIPAS

Thiem drags a forehand wide, 15-30. Tsitsipas just long with a backhand, 30-30. Great close at the net from Thiem to finish the point with a backhand volley.

And he holds again with a big serve.

THIEM 2-3 TSITSIPAS*

Longest rally of the match ends with a Tsitsipas forehand winner. And he finishes off the game with another forehand winner.

*THIEM 2-2 TSITSIPAS

Tense volley from Thiem goes long, 0-30. Thiem’s defensive backhand is wide, break point Tsitsipas. Big fist pump from Thiem as his big forehand gets the error from Tsitsipas.

And he completes the recovery with an ace and unreturned serve.

THIEM 1-2 TSITSIPAS*

First point against the server goes to Thiem when he rifles a backhand winner down the line. Then Tsitsipas puts a forehand wide, 40-30.

But Tsitsipas holds to stay in front.

*THIEM 1-1 TSITSIPAS

First backhand to backhand exchange ends with a Tsitsipas error. And Thiem holds to love.

THIEM 0-1 TSITSIPAS*

Fast start by Tsitsipas as he hits a forehand winner and two aces in his opening service game.

18:10: Tsitsipas to serve first…

18:05: Thiem and Tsitsipas walk out to a standing ovation from the crowd.

18:00: It is almost showtime folks. The pre-match entertainment is underway…

17:50: Fans from Greece have been making plenty of noise when their man has been on the court.

And Tsitsipas has called on them to support him once again in the final.

He said: “It’s important. It’s important for the growth of the sport in our country.

“I enjoy having people from Greece come support me, and I hope they do more often, because that makes me feel closer to playing home, let’s say. “Gives me a tremendous amount of energy.”

17:40: Three years ago, Tsitsipas was a hitting partner for the top eight players and posed for a picture with Thiem.

And Thiem says Tsitsipas always had the talent to turn his promising junior career into success at senior level.

He said: “That was the first time I met him, 2016 here, as a hitting partner. Of course I saw that he’s playing great, but I didn’t put so much attention on it because other things to focus on.

“And then he came on tour, and we played our first match last year in Doha, like two years ago almost, and there I saw and I also felt his amazing potential.

“Then at the end of the year already he was No. 14 or 15, and then everybody could see where his direction goes, like, only up, only in absolute world class.

“Well, he really deserves it. He’s a good person. He’s a very good player with a very attractive style to watch, so it’s good to have him.”

17:30: Last year, Alexander Zverev won his maiden ATP Finals title and failed to push on.

But there is hope that Thiem and Tsitsipas can break the dominance of the ‘Big Three’ in 2020. And victory of either man would go a long way to proving that.

17:15: Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage from the final of the ATP Finals between Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas.