• New world No 1 edges out Greek in three close sets• Nadal must wait on ATP World Tour semi-final placeThis was a fight
Rafael Nadal did not desperately need – having already secured the world No 1 ranking when
Novak Djokovic fell to
Roger Federer on Thursday evening – but one he fought with heart and guile to win 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5 over two hours and 52 minutes of often spellbinding struggle against Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Yet victory guaranteed nothing. The immediate prize was a long wait to see if Daniil Medvedev could ease the Spaniard’s way through to the ATP World Tour semi-finals by beating Alexander Zverev in the evening match.