On November 14, the ATP year-end finals ended the first round of the green group, and in a focus battle, tennis king Nadal lost 0-2 to the American Fritz to the finals, which made Nadal's journey to the year-end finals suddenly more difficult, and he must go all out to win the remaining two games of the group to have a greater chance of qualifying.
It should be pointed out that although the 25-year-old Fritz is not good-looking, he is a well-known rich second generation and playboy, he divorced his wife as early as 19 years old, and now he is taking children and other girls to make a drag, and is a full-fledged prodigal son in the tennis world. It's such a cynical guy who beat Nadal twice this year, becoming the first player since 2020 to win twice in a single season.
After losing to Fritz in the first game, Nadal was asked after the game how much form he had recovered compared to when he first returned from the Paris Masters. "It doesn't seem like much," he said, but Rafa had no intention of giving up. "I'm in much better shape in training than I was in competition. I will keep trying, what I need is more games against the top players. ”
Nadal and Aliassime, who were favoured before the match, both lost in the first round, and they will meet in the second round of the group stage, while the winner between Ruud and Fritz is likely to lock up the first place in the green group.
For Nadal, if he wants to return to the year-end first honor, he must ensure that the group qualifies and wins the final title, this goal has become increasingly difficult for him, will he do miracles again to achieve this great feat? Let's wait and see.