Andriy Rublev won the first match of this edition of the Tournament of Champions, after a great duel that lasted more than two and a half hours, against his compatriot Daniil Medvedev, whom he defeated in three sets with a score of 6-7 (7-9), 6-3 and 7 -6 (9-7).

Andriy Rublev, debut with the right to the Tournament of Champions 2022

In the first set, the dispute was very tough and was finally decided on a tie-break, where the winner of the Vienna tournament, Daniil Medvedev, won.

The second set was one in which the athlete, who is ranked 7th in the ATP hierarchy, made a more aggressive evolution, managing to impose himself on the opponent’s serve twice.

In the third set, the tension increased even more, but Rublev seemed to be one step ahead of his opponent every time. An hour later, the decisive set ended, and Rublev settled the dispute on a tiebreak, missing 4 match points.

Tournament of Champions 2022, group composition

Green group

Rafael Nadal (1)

Casper Ruud (3)

Felix Auger-Aliassime (5)

Taylor Fritz (8)

Red group

Stefanos Tsitsipas (2)

Daniel Medvedev (4)

Andriy Rublev (6)

Novak Djokovic (7).

Know:

• The first two places in the two groups advance to the semi-finals, where the first place in one group and the second place in the other group are played according to the system.

• Tournament of Champions matches are played on a best-of-three sets basis.

Tournament of Champions – Records

• Most titles (in singles): Roger Federer (6)

• Oldest champion: Roger Federer, 30 years old, 2011

• Youngest champion: John McEnroe, 19, 1978

• Highest-ranked champion: 1st: Ilie Nastase (1973), Jimmy Connors (1977), Bjorn Borg (1979-80), John McEnroe (1984), Ivan Lendl (1985-87), Pete Sampras (1994, 1996) -97) , Lleyton Hewitt (2002), Roger Federer (2004, 2006-07), Novak Djokovic (2012, 2014-15) and Andy Murray (2016).

• Champion with the lowest rating: 12th place: David Nalbandyan, 2005.

• Most wins: Roger Federer (59).