Nadal faces Tsitsipas in the final in Abu Dhabi

Saturday, 21 December 2019 09:25

The two saw off challenges from Karen Khachanov and Novak Djokovic to reach the final in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship

World Number 1 Rafael Nadal barely broke a sweat as he beat the Russian Karen Khachanov 6-1 6-3.

But all eyes were on Stefanos Tsitsipas, who is making his debut in Abu Dhabi. The World Number 6 came from a set down to beat the defending champion and four-time winner Novak Djokovic 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4.

The final gets underway after the third-place match between Djokovic and Khachanov, which starts at 5 pm at the International Tennis Centre in Zayed Sports City.

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