It’s almost time for the final singles match on Day 2 of the 2020 ATP World Tour finals. World number seven and 2018 champion, Zverev continues his intriguing rivalry with world number four, Daniil Medvedev. The players will be taking to the court shortly.

GAME, SET AND MATCH! –MEDVEDEV 6-3 6-4 ZVEREV. Medvedev stays focused to serve out the match to love and claim a first ever victory at the end of season tournament at the fourth time of asking. He was the more consistent throughout and deservedly took the spoils in one hour and 29 minutes. Zverev's second serve was a real issue, but that's nothing new for the German.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 5-4 ZVEREV. The 2018 champion insists that his opponent serve out the victory. He holds from deuce. Over to you DM…

MEDVEDEV 6-3 5-3 ZVEREV. Cheeky? Gutsy? Medvedev chucks in an underarm serve at 30-30 and ends up coming through to consolidate. No one was expecting that surprise tactic. He’s one away from a first ever win at the tournament.

BREAK! – MEDVEDEV 6-3 4-3 ZVEREV. The Russian makes his move! Zverev saves one break point, but can’t reach the sanctuary of deuce as he finally slaps an angled forehand into the net following yet another energy-sapping rally.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 3-3 ZVEREV. Medvedev crunches a forehand winner off a short return and shouts his own ‘Come on!’ Both players seem keen to let each other know when they’ve got a big point. That came at 30-30 and Daniil duly finishes off the hold from there. Tight and cagey in this second set.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 2-3 ZVEREV. Sascha rallies from 15-30 down and has to hang tough from deuce, but a clinical overhead ensures he stays in front. Lots of fist pumping and shouts of encouragement from the world number seven.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 2-2 ZVEREV. The world number four nails a fourth ace and takes command of most of the exchanges once again as he comfortably levels matters.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 1-2 ZVEREV. ‘Come on!’ That’s the roar from Zverev as he storms back from 0-30 to maintain the early scoreboard advantage in Set 2. He’s still of the belief that there’s plenty left in this match for him.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 1-1 ZVEREV. So much for the war of attrition. Medvedev surges to a love hold to level within an instant.

MEDVEDEV 6-3 0-1 ZVEREV. That’s two fine holds in a row for Sascha and bodes well for the remainder of this match if that means he’s managed to get some rhythm going. The German gets Set 2 off to the kind of start he’d have been hoping for after a poor opener from his point of view.

SET! - MEDVEDEV 6-3 ZVEREV. Medvedev follows suit, showing no nerves as he powers through a love hold. He secures the set with a delightful ace after a lung-bursting 52 minute battle from the baseline.

MEDVEDEV 5-3 ZVEREV. Serve-out question? Posed. For once Zverev comes through a hold with little fuss. He takes it to 15 and it’s over to Daniil to try and finish off Set 1 now.

MEDVEDEV 5-2 ZVEREV. Daniil continues to have the edge. He keeps doing it the hard way, but he’s certainly been the better player so far this evening. He rallies from 0-30, finishing off a game-winning four-point run with a bewitching forehand up the line.

BREAK! – MEDVEDEV 4-2 ZVEREV. It’s quite a surprise to see two huge servers struggling to chalk up any sort of easy hold on an indoor hard court. Once again the world number four applies some heat via three break points. Zverev looks increasingly distracted by the shot-making of his opponent. The German eventually gives the Russian a helping hand, firing down a pair of double faults to drop serve once more.

MEDVEDEV 3-2 ZVEREV. Just when you thought one of these chaps was set for a routine hold. Medvedev comes under pressure from 40-15 up and is made to dig in from deuce. Zverev loops a forehand just long with Medvedev stranded on the right of his court. He knows it was a big chance and looks a tad frustrated as he fizzes long on the next point. Daniil nudges the board. Quite an epic unfolding here. Only five games played but already half an hour of play.

MEDVEDEV 2-2 ZVEREV. Medvedev looks like he could run away with it, but somehow fails to break. A fourth double fault and a wayward backhand cause Zverev plenty of grief as he’s faced by two break points. Medvedev has the game on his racket on both ensuing points but fizzes two forehands into the net. Zverev’s serve finally does some heavy lifting for him and he manages reach parity.