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Murray Sticks To His Plan Under Pressure In London

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...

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Murray Vs. Djokovic: Historic Final Will Decide Year-End World No. 1

Andy Murray's desire to win the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for the first time will tonight collide with Novak Djokovic's ambitions of scoring a fifth successive title, and a record-equalling sixth overall. Whoever wins this evening will also be the year-end No. 1 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Murray has never been afraid to stand apart. In an age of instant gratification, when some people barely have the attention span to finish reading a tweet, Murray is embracing long-form content. So prepare for the possibility of another Murray match exceeding three hours, which would be the third of its kind this week. Who knows, he and Djokovic might even push on tonight and break four hours. Murray has only...

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Greatest Final Ever?: Becker v Lendl, 1988

We celebrate arguably the greatest final in the 47-year history of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals: the 1988 title match between Boris Becker and Ivan Lendl at Madison Square Garden that ended on a let-cord in a fifth-set tie-break.

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