Federer and Djokovic drawn in same ATP finals group

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer were drawn in the same group for the ATP Finals.

LONDON (AFP) - Spectators will be hoping for a mini repeat of this year s epic Wimbledon final between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer after the two tennis legends were drawn in the same group for next week s climax to the season, the ATP Finals.

Djokovic, who could finish the week as world number one, and Federer fought out a thrilling five set final at Wimbledon with the Serbian coming from a break down in the final set to win it 7-6 (7/5), 1-6, 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 13-12 (7/3) in what was at four hours and 57 minutes the longest final in the tournament s history.

Their group clash in London will only be the best of three sets -- Austria s two-time French Open finalist Dominic Thiem and Italian Matteo Berrettini make up the quartet.

World number one Rafael Nadal is in a group with this year s US Open finalist Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece and Germany s Alexander Zverev.

Nadal declared himself fit for the finals on Tuesday after he pulled out of last week s Paris Masters semi-finals -- a scan revealed a "slight strain to the left abdominal".

Nadal had still replaced Djokovic -- who won the Paris Masters -- as world number one but the Serbian can reclaim it.

Djokovic will take top spot if he wins two group-stage matches and reaches the final and if the 33-year-old Spaniard -- who has yet to win the finals -- does not play or fails to win a round-robin match.

Djokovic will also finish the year as number one if he wins the tournament and Nadal does not reach the semi-finals.