• Nadal beats Alex de Minaur to seal Spain’s win over Australia• Djokovic earlier defeated Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in three setsPerhaps it was meant to end this way:
Rafael Nadal and his old rival
Novak Djokovic defying insurrectionists and the ages, and now hurled together for the 55th time to decide the winner of a new team tournament still trying to pull its pants on.
Anyone who might have said something about the end of an era better have ear plugs on for a while yet. Sunday’s final of the ATP Cup at Sydney’s Olympic Park promises to be the rowdiest conclusion to the new 24-nation tournament, played out by familiar faces. The fact Nadal and Djokovic are there for
Spain and Serbia, respectively, makes it special.