Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will play for the 35th time on Sunday when they meet during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals title match in London. And when you play someone that often, apparently you develop a special bond, a “romance” as Djokovic called it on Saturday. Or, as he clarified later, a “bromance”. After his 6-1, 6-1 semi-final win against Kei Nishikori, Djokovic was asked about playing Murray with the year-end No. 1 Emirates ATP Ranking on the line during the final match of the season. This is the first time the top spot will be decided by the top two players in the championship match of the season finale. “Seems like a movie story scenario. It's a...
It all comes down to this. Who will be crowned year-end World No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings? Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic go head-to-head in the final of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in a winner-takes-all contest.
Watch Hot Shot as Andy Murray hits a perfect backhand past Novak Djokovic in the championship match at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Andy Murray moved through to the final of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals with a scintillating 5-7, 7-6(5), 7-6(9) victory at The O2 on Saturday, and a snapshot of just one point from the third-set tie-break provides an overview of how a broad strategic plan plays out at a critical moment in time. Third Set Tie-Break 5/5: Murray Serving For the match, Murray served 72 per cent out wide in the deuce court, 23 per cent down the middle T, and just five per cent at the body. On this huge deuce court point, the Brit stuck with his favorite slice location out wide, even though it was to Raonic’s more potent forehand wing. The serve offered Murray an...
It will be No. 1 vs. No. 2 with everything on the line. Andy Murray renews his rivalry against Novak Djokovic for the title at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, with the top spot at stake in the year-end Emirates ATP Rankings. It will be their first meeting since Roland Garros, when Djokovic completed a career Grand Slam by downing Murray in the pair’s 34th tour-level encounter. The Serbian has won 13 of the previous 15 encounters. Overall, he owns a 24-10 edge in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series. ATPWorldTour.com looks at their previous meetings... 2016 Roland Garros final, Paris, Djokovic d. Murray 36 61 62 64 In Paris, Djokovic and Murray met for the seventh time in a...