ATP World Tour Finals 2013 Results: Day 3 Scores, Highlights and Recap

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Published: November 6, 2013

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The 2013 ATP World Tour Finals continue on Wednesday with two pivotal singles matches in Group A, headlined by Day 3's afternoon session between Rafael Nadal and Stanislas Wawrinka, which the world No. 1 won in thrilling fashion.

BBC Sport noted Nadal's victory on Twitter:



With the straight-sets victory, Nadal clinches the year-end No. 1 ranking for the third time in his career and guarantees himself a spot in this weekend's semifinals. 

Day 3's prime-time singles clash will pit world No. 3 David Ferrer up against Tomas Berdych in a must-have match for both players. 

With the day's early action in the books, let's get you up to speed on the latest results from London. 

 



 

Rafael Nadal Turns Away Stanislas Wawrinka in Straight Sets



It wasn't nearly as easy as Tuesday's rout of Ferrer, but Nadal picked up his second straight-sets win in Group A on Wednesday to secure the No. 1 ranking as well as a berth in this weekend's semifinals. 



Momentum went back and forth in the opening set as each player was able to earn a break. Although Wawrinka began to hit his stride late in the first set, winning three consecutive games to turn a 3-5 deficit into a 6-5 advantage, Nadal wasn't rattled. He recovered to level the set and force a tiebreak.

The close-knit theme continued in the breaker as the two competitors split the first 10 points. But after taking a 6-5 advantage, Nadal finished the set with a tremendous defensive effort, per USA Today's Douglas Robson:



The first-set statistics from TennisTV on Twitter showed how well both players served at the start, but also pointed to an alarming number of unforced errors by Wawrinka:



In the second set, Wawrinka's frustration boiled over the net as he complained about noise coming from Na...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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