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Patna : World No 8 and French Open 2018 finalist Dominic Thiem, 25, Austria, beat World No 9 Kei Nishikori, 28, Japan, 6-1, 6-4 in a Group Stage match of Nitto ATP Finals 2018 in London, UK, on November 15, 2018. Thiem served 3 Aces in the match to none by Nishikori, who had stunned World No 3 and six time former champion Roger Federer, 37, Switzerland, on November 12, 2018, in a Group Stage match.
Nishikori committed 6 double faults to 2 by Thiem, who won three break points too. Thiem had lost to World No 6 Kevin Anderson, 32, South Africa, on November 11, 2018, and to Roger Federer on November 14.