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Good evening. We are down to the final tournament match of the year

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and the stakes could not be higher. One match for number one. It does

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not get any better than this. The dream of ending the year as world

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number one continues. An all-time great and he may be the greatest

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when all is said and done. It will be an amazing atmosphere and

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special match. There will be a lot of excitement, a lot of emotions. I

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have given myself a chance against some of the best players in the

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history of sport. In the history of tennis we have never have the two

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best players battle for world number one at the last match of the season.

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What a fitting finale to an extraordinary year at the Barclays

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ATP World Tour Finals with the two best players in the world bidding

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for the trophy and world number one ranking. Tim Henman and one of the

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legends of the sport are with us, Stefan Edberg. Thanks for joining

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us. Is this what tennis is all about, the big matches? This is a

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grand finale, the two best players of the year playing for the number

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one spot for the year in the ATP finals, so I am delighted to see

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that. Did you relish those matches? Playing against the best players,

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that is what you thrived on. That is how you really enjoyed the tennis.

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The big moments, that is what you remember the most. Did you love

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playing in this event? I liked playing in the Masters as it was in

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my days. Always the best players, but at the same time it was a tough

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tournament. You could not have a slow start. You needed to get going

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and keep on playing. Every statistic you look at, it is amazing, Murray

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and Djokovic. The year has been a year of two halves with Djokovic

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dominant until the French Open. 16,000 points, 8000 points in front

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of Murray and in the second half, Andy Murray has been impressive,

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Wimbledon, he won the Olympics, that did not count towards rankings. We

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have kept our fingers crossed and hoped this could be the final

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matchup. They got through to the final by different routes that is

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great we have this match to look forward to. Andy Murray had a tough

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match against Kei Nishikori, and a tough match yesterday against Milos

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Raonic, three hours, 38 minutes, and he had to save a match point. ANDREW

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CASTLE: We will have a tie-break to decide the place in the final. You

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are kidding me. Match point saved. Now the match point on his own

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serve. Now he has hit a slice along. Murray has seen three match points

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come and go. Match point. Milos Raonic. It is match point, Murray.

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And it is all over. A year of firsts for Andy Murray continues. It was a

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hard match. It was not that it was physically hard, it was mentally

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tough. It was pretty stressful. You can probably tell from the

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atmosphere behind me, the players are making their way. Andy Murray

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will have thousands of fans at the O2 but he has many supporters around

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the world. Come on, Andy, you can do it. The boys are cheering you on in

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India. Me, Jamie and the boys will be rooting for you. Good luck, Andy,

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you have always been our number one. Go and win it. Good luck, tonight,

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hope you smash it. You can do this. You are world number one and should

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stay number one. It is Honey G. When you say Andy, you say? I do not

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know. Everybody has taken him, everybody appreciating him so much.

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It has been a journey. When he came on the scene, 18, 19, always a

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confrontational character. But when you sense the atmosphere here it is

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incredible. It has taken time for people to warm to him. Novak

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Djokovic bidding to finish as world number one for the third consecutive

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year, his fifth in six years. The five-time tournament champion from

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Serbia. Novak Djokovic! CHEERING.

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Ladies and gentlemen, making his eighth appearance at the Barclays

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ATP World Tour Finals, winner of 43 titles, including 14 ATP Masters

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1000s and three Grand Slam singles crowns, the 2016 Wimbledon champion

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and the world number one, from Great Britain, Andy Murray!

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CHEERING. That was pretty special. A standing

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ovation for the players. They deserve it. It will be a great

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match, an interesting match. Andy has played long matches. We will see

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how he copes today. This is his chance today. Looking at the match

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against Milos Raonic, you worry how much more he has left. It is amazing

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to think with one of the biggest servers, playing in an indoor match

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going on three hours 45 minutes and on the back of three hours and 20

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against Kei Nishikori. Djokovic came through his semifinal in an hour,

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6-1, 6-1 against Nishikori. Murray loves that element. He will need to

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go out and put in one epic performance and if anyone can at

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this stage of the year it is him. The match yesterday, he battled so

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hard. The end was dramatic. It was an extraordinary match, probably one

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of the better matches I have watched in a long time. It had drama. Tens

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at times, playing great at times. It was a great ending to the match.

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Fantastic. It really was. The Hawk-Eye system works on this court.

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Any questions? Heads. This is tales. Tails. That is a photograph to

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treasure. What a moment to take that one home. Two great players bidding

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for the number one spot. We will hear from the players. Yesterday,

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Andy proved he has a knack of getting himself out of seemingly

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impossible situations. I did not expect to be in this position seven

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weeks ago. I have won every match I have played since then and I am

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still not there. I said it would be extremely difficult to do. At least

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I have given myself a chance. Against one of the best players in

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the world, one of the best players in the history of our sport. Even

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though you have not played him since Roland Garros, will you approach

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this match is a different state of mind? My mind will be the same. The

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matches played in Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros, they were tough

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matches, hard-fought matches. I am playing better tennis than I was

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then. The way you approach the match is the same, you go out with the

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idea you are going to win. And, hopefully with a successful game

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plan. We have seen him play Kei Nishikori and Milos Raonic but the

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biggest test is today because he will be made to work so hard. I

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could not hear the interview, it was so loud in here, but I think I got

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the gist of it. They go back such a long time. They met in junior tennis

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at 11 and to have had many battles and though each other's games. They

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have similar games and matchup will stop Djokovic has come out on top

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more, but I think Murray, the way he has come through the rankings,

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serving his time with Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Djokovic and he has

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got to number one and wants to hang onto it. I know he will lay it all

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on the line out there. What impresses you most about Andy? He

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has been working so hard, for so long. He is a fighter. He has been

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challenged with the great players from Federer, Rafa Nadal, Djokovic.

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Winning Wimbledon twice, the Olympics. He is turning out to be a

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great player and here he is today with a great chance of finishing at

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number one, which will be very special to him, if he does, but it

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will not be easy. Novak has won here before and I am sure he wants to win

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again. People talking about the slump he had but he is getting

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better with every match here. Eating Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-1.

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I try to influence what I can at this present moment, getting myself

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ready and in the right state of mind, preparing mentally,

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physically, emotionally for whatever is going to happen. Surely there

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will be a lot of excitement and emotions and that is always the case

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when the play. It is a great occasion, the O2 Arena, last match

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of year. There is a lot on the line but my mindset is just right now, in

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this moment. He may have had problems, they have been documented,

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but this week, he looks like he has the eye of the champion again. That

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is right. When you set the bar as high as he did, winning four Grand

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Slams in a row, there is only one way to go and that is probably down

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but he made the final of the US Open and won Masters Series in Canada. He

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had surprising losses. In his match against Dominic Thiem, losing the

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first set, but after that, he found his rhythm. Beating him 6-0, 6-2 in

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the second and third. He has been number one a long time and will not

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give up the ranking without a fight. They love their matches and to

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challenge and Djokovic is desperate to get the number one ranking back.

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You have had rivalries with Ivan Lendl, Boris Becker. Having the

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number one is important. It is so important because you will not get

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many chances. That is what counts, at least it did to me, finishing

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number one for the year. I did it two years in a row and almost three

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years and could not make it that year and was disappointed. This will

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be a final showdown. There is the next year coming up and there will

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be more chances. Andy, 122 weeks Djokovic was world number one and he

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has only had it two weeks, he is desperate to hold onto it. The

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context of being number one. Andy has achieved that but there is a

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difference between being number one and finishing the year number one.

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It does not need us to explain the importance of this match. It is best

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of three sets and they have leave it all on the line and see who comes

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out on top. This match means so much to them. Andy Murray, you have to

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think, can his body get back out on court and have enough left in the

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tank? As I see it, the last match of the season, he is probably tired,

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but he is strong enough. It is more of a mental game to pull through

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here. I think he can do it but it will be tough. He will probably work

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really hard, but more of a mental game. As far as Murray is concerned,

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in practice today he was going for the shots. He does not want long

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rallies. Look at the different scenarios how he can come up with a

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strategy. The longer the match, it will favour Djokovic. Andy Murray

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has to look to be proactive to take the ball on and go for his shots. I

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think the crowd have a part to play, to lift Andy and give him that extra

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energy. In the past, we have seen Djokovic frustrated when he is not

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crowd favourite. If that can give Andy Murray the extra per cent, so

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be it. He has Ivan Lendl in his corner and you know him well. He is

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a bit scary? Lendl is Lendl and will always be the same, but he is a

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character. He has been good for Andy and he is probably happy to have him

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in the box. Boris Becker is with Djokovic and they have done an

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amazing job. Djokovic did not become a bad player overnight, he had those

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problems. He has worked hard mentally to get himself back. He has

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not changed as a tennis player physically and technically since

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Wimbledon but mentally he has not been as focused. There has been an

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element of frustration in his game. We have seen how he has been touchy

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in the press conference with questions about his attitude. Those

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are elements Andy Murray will have in the back of his mind to go out

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there and be as resilient and give 100% and see what happens. We are

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set for this match. Stefan Edberg, who will you pick as a winner? I

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have to be pretty honest and thinking about it I think there is a

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slight advantage for Djokovic in this final but it would be nice for

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Murray to win it. Djokovic has won it many times before. Lovely to see

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you again. We are set for this wonderful match. Tim is on his way

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to join Andrew Castle. Andrew Castle, thanks.

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Listen to this. CHEERING. Good news for Andy Murray

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and his fans, this is best of three sets, not five. Hours extra on court

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compared to his opponent, we will see how that tells.

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An important point for Andy Murray to win.

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The reason why I said the first set is important, obviously Murray is

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exhausted. Djokovic has won 19 and lost zero against Murray when he has

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won the first set. Mr Djokovic has challenged the call.

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Pretty confident, I think. Standing his ground on the deuce court. Down

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the middle and ace. Two double faults in the first game.

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You do not know whether it is nerves, I doubt it. Settle the body

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down. Been through a bit of a trauma with three hours and 40 against

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Milos Raonic just yesterday. Ladies and gentlemen, as a courtesy

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to the players, do not use flash photography during the point.

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And Djokovic disturbed as much no doubt by the fact that... That is

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the issue. They go on automatically. You do not even realise when you are

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looking. Probably upset that he is missing the ball. He has an opponent

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to double faulted twice and then lost every point when the ball was

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in play. You might think the players are being pedantic with flashlight

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photography, but the lighting in the stadium, it is darker within the

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crowd, so when someone uses the flashy really does distract you.

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Stretching back to that magnificent Wimbledon final of 2013, Djokovic

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has won 13 of the 15 matches played against Andy Murray. He has won

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three of the four matches this year, including the Australian and French

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Open finals. Three straight Wimbledon finals

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against our studio guest, Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker.

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This week there is a direct comparison to make between the

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players. They both played los Raonic and Kei Nishikori, the two longest

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matches ever in London, Murray against those opponents. Djokovic

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beat one of them one and one. I think this would be a diverse and

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effort, possibly the best of the year, if Murray can come through

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under these circumstances in this match, to claim world number one,

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with everything that has happened this week.

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I think that it really is a reflection on his career how he has

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had so many hurdles in front of him and he has kept finding a way to get

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over them. This is certainly a high hurdle to finish with.

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Those muscles on rallies like this will be tested. Contracting and

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squeezing the lactic acid around the system. Djokovic will look to

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stretch Murray early on. That is lucky, because not just a

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dead net cord, it looked like it was going out.

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Yes, it was. Just lengthening the game, Djokovic. Very early stages,

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still looking at Murray and wondering how he is physically.

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And that is away. Another hold for Andy Murray. The final of the

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Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. We have talked about Ivan Lendl and

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Boris Becker but Jamie Delgado has made a massive difference to Andy

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Murray. SUE BARKER: Top with this part of the team. The resilience he

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has under these sorts of matches and mental toughness and physical

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toughness that he has shown for a long time, but yesterday was

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something special. You have been hitting with him, how was he?

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Hitting the ball great, super-confident. Part of the issue

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today will be to see how fresh he is but I have seen him in tough

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situations where he finds that little bit extra. I think today will

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be a great data show that again. It looked like he was attacking the

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ball in practice. It is something he has worked on this year, to be more

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aggressive and when you play Novak, the matches he has done well against

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him, he has dictated play, using his forehand in the middle of the court.

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He had a tough group and a tough match against Kei Nishikori and

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Milos Raonic and Djokovic sell-through, it has to be an issue?

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It is, we cannot hide from that. But he has played excellent tennis,

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beating three top five players this week. In terms of freshness,

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Djokovic had to be easier path but we feel Andy has been playing the

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better tennis the last few months and that will give him an edge in

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confidence. He has won four straight

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tournaments. That is your old schoolmates. Did you go to school?

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Briefly. I think Jamie was there even more briefly. He did a great

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job with Muller, taking him to top 50. And joined Andy Murray 's team

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in March which coincided with his fortunes turning.

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Woody Harrelson is here. Sitting next to Chris Kermode's Y. Chris is

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the boss of the ATP. Clive Owen is down there. He would

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have been a good James Bond. Sebastien Schweinsteiger, the four

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order is there somewhere. -- the footballer.

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We have seen in the past months Djokovic a little bit distracted on

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the court, but he has his game face on tonight.

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Great news for Murray, if Djokovic is missing those. 15-15, second

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serve. He has not totally settled, has he?

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Judy Murray is here and his dad is getting married in a couple of

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weeks' time. 56% first serve percentage this

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week. And he pops one out wired and takes

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another game. This is the start he wanted, certainly. How do you think

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he is doing? Please get in touch. Happy to hear from you.

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Do get in touch. How do you assess the opening stages, Tim?

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He's done very well. We saw in his opening games very tight. He's done

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a good job. Holding on to his serve. At the other side of the net

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Djokovic has looked very efficient. I don't think either player will be

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unhappy with how the match has started. It will be interesting to

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see who can really create the first opportunity. 15-30, a break point

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and look to stamp their authority on this first set.

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Hasn't lost in London this year. Andy Murray, Wimbledon champion for

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the second time. Queens' champion for a second time. Beating Raonic.

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Could have easily have lost to Raonic. He did the good thing and

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gave us the final that we wanted in this magnificent entertainment

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venue. Nine million people come here each year to watch music and sport.

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It is pretty easy to get here as well, particularly on the Jubilee

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Line to North Greenwich. Can Murray mount a challenge against

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the world number two? Again a good forehand from Murray.

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Djokovic left the ball in the middle of the court and it can be the one

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shot that's a little bit more erratic for Murray.

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Djokovic has only lost one point on serve.

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The sound of the feet, the rubber against the floor here - gorgeous.

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. Even though Murray lost points and with a backhand, he was really

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crunching the ball. Crunching the backhand some of the

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time, but that was a vicious slice. The ball kept so low. Djokovic

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couldn't get underneath it. Second break point for Murray.

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Credit where credit's due. Not an easy volley there, but Djokovic

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really stayed down well on the ball. Does that catch the? He's let that

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go. He didn't feel the need, so Djokovic

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is guilty of ball watching there. Amazing.

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He's hit it so low on the racket that it has fallen right up.

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Should never have missed a shot like that.

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This was the second serve. Murray's questioning. He could have gone and

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looked at it. At the end of the day, he's closest to the ball. Look at.

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This it would have been another break point.

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You don't like to stop and if you are sure, how can you be on a serve?

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What a return from Andy Murray! Djokovic managed to knock it back to

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a length. That was a fascinating ten minutes. Two break points for

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Murray. Unable to capitalise.

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The second serve at deuce was out. Murray knows that. There's nothing

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he can do about it now. It is important he really engages in this

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game, especially having a few chances.

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It has been a fantastic starter Andy Murray. All the questions about his

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physicality, so compliments to him, his physical team, his dietary

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regime has worked. The rub-downs. It is all the training that has gone on

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before. Still talking about that second serve which could have been

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called a double fault. He did not overrule that one. Credit to the

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team. It has been a great for British tennis Er as well.

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Jo Konta. 67, Dan Evans, that is a huge rise. And Andy Murray.

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Carl Edmond will work with Andy Murray, which is such an advantage,

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isn't it? To have someone of Murray's calibre,

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to see him in the off season, when they go to their block training to

:51:59.:52:05.

Miami, I am sure he's been a big influrns on his career and Jo Konta,

:52:06.:52:14.

she has a great influence on the women's game.

:52:15.:52:19.

Carl Edmond has a couple of weeks of training. Just physicality and he's

:52:20.:52:24.

come back from shark diving. He's got the video to prove it, with

:52:25.:52:27.

Great Whites in South Africa. Murray verses Djokovic. Final of

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London, 2016. Djokovic has restored faith in his

:52:38.:53:00.

smash. A little bit off balance. Too much

:53:01.:53:51.

left-hand dragged it into the net. Murray has established himself in

:53:52.:56:48.

another Djokovic service game. Looking for a second serve to really

:56:49.:56:50.

jump on and dominate the points. Wonderful forehand, a break of

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serve. It is Murray 5-3 up. Serving for the set.

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This was an enormous drain on his resources, mentally and physically.

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He came out here. He looked white on the court, drained of energy. This

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is superb. 42 minutes and, I wouldn't say he looks unbelievably

:58:54.:59:02.

fresh, but he's moving so well. Never beaten Djokovic indoors.

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Doesn't want to trade blows with Murray, does he? He's making

:00:32.:00:34.

mistakes. 'S that is Murray's resilience, how

:00:35.:01:45.

stubborn he is when they get into the backhand exchanges across court.

:01:46.:01:58.

Murray is saying, I am not going to miss.

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Errors are flying because of the man he is playing. Three quarters of an

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hour of great intensity in the final match of the season-ending

:02:40.:02:41.

championships. They are playing for the top spot.

:02:42.:03:19.

Well, that is, for me, something of a turn up. I do not know how you

:03:20.:03:29.

feel about it at home, but that is a fantastic performance from Murray.

:03:30.:03:33.

If there was ever illustration of the fitness regime he has gone

:03:34.:03:39.

through for years that is it because most people who are ordinary humans

:03:40.:03:44.

cannot do this. He has had the two longest matches in the history of

:03:45.:03:48.

these championships this week and he comes out and produces these

:03:49.:03:55.

numbers, Tim. I am impressed. It is impressive. Prior to this match,

:03:56.:04:00.

trying to come up with a game plan of how Murray could have an impact,

:04:01.:04:10.

I felt in my heart I wanted to -- him to win. But the way Djokovic has

:04:11.:04:17.

been playing, how he has been moving the ball around, but Murray loves a

:04:18.:04:22.

challenge and loves to prove people wrong and the first set was

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phenomenal. He kept his nose in front in the first seven games and

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created opportunities. Two double faults in the first game of the

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match and after that, not blemish free, but moving well. It was one

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week ago the tournament started. Djokovic got is under way by losing

:04:49.:04:53.

the first set to debutant Dominic Thiem from Austria and he came back.

:04:54.:05:03.

Djokovic has not won four straight titles here without knowing how to

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get the job done. Defeating Roger Federer in 2012 and Rafa Nadal in

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2013. In 2014 Roger Federer was unable to

:05:14.:05:30.

take to the court. And last year, Federer again. This is a man who

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this year held all four grand slam championships after winning the

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French Open. That is the sort of man Andy Murray is playing against here.

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From the point of view of Djokovic, really important stages, the early

:05:57.:06:04.

part of the second set, he is serving first and leads a couple of

:06:05.:06:08.

strong service games to get his nose in front.

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Murray is going to be saying three games in a row, first set, let's

:06:21.:06:28.

keep the momentum going. An early break of serve.

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Early break of serve and let's wrap this up in under four hours!

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LAUGHTER. We would like to see a classic, but

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we will take two sets. There have been years where you

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would not necessarily want to hit the Djokovic backhand but he has

:07:39.:07:46.

made as many mistakes in this first 50 minutes as I have seen on the

:07:47.:07:47.

backhand. Djokovic has not had many free

:07:48.:09:15.

points on his serve in the last few service games but that was a big

:09:16.:09:17.

serve at the right time. Has he caught the line? He has. The

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shot he used well against Wawrinka but Wawrinka does not move as well

:09:52.:09:53.

as Djokovic and it finds the line. There is still room in the game for

:09:54.:10:41.

changing the pace. Backhand slices from both players have produced

:10:42.:10:46.

results in this match for both players.

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As soon as Djokovic goes to the slice, Murray is moving to his left

:11:37.:11:45.

to try to bring his forehand into play.

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Backhand to backhand, Murray is winning that battle. That fella had

:12:17.:12:26.

a backhand. That was a poor miss from Djokovic.

:12:27.:13:30.

Murray trying to play the ball short but it sat up. Djokovic could have

:13:31.:13:34.

gone either way but made the unforced error. He would love a

:13:35.:13:38.

second serve. A set and a break, Murray. Eight

:13:39.:14:23.

minute game. And on the first serve gets the ball back into play and

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another error from Djokovic and it is a sign of the respect and esteem

:14:28.:14:33.

he holds the Murray ground strokes in that the errors are coming. And

:14:34.:14:40.

the movement Murray has on the court. Djokovic I think needs to

:14:41.:14:46.

bellow, throw a racket, something, because he feels he is being

:14:47.:14:52.

inhibited. He does not feel good. You can see it, Murray can see it.

:14:53.:14:58.

Djokovic needs to change momentum. Four games in a row, and the crowd

:14:59.:15:01.

believe, Murray believes. Dominating from the back of the

:15:02.:15:21.

court. Not many volleys. If you are winning from the baseline in a

:15:22.:15:24.

Djokovic encounter, you are in good shape.

:15:25.:16:57.

I felt coming into the match Murray had to do something different, be

:16:58.:17:05.

ultra-aggressive, keep the rally short, but he is playing Djokovic at

:17:06.:17:11.

his own game and he is beating him. That is OK, it is 40-0. It is OK if

:17:12.:17:44.

he wins the next point. When you're backhand is as good as

:17:45.:18:01.

his, just hit a winner down the line.

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A quick word of congratulations to John Peers and Henri Kontinen, who

:18:24.:18:32.

won the doubles earlier. UMPIRE: Mr Djokovic has challenged

:18:33.:18:59.

the call. Henri Kontinen from Finland who won the mixed doubles at

:19:00.:19:04.

Wimbledon this year. The call is out. Djokovic has to turn this

:19:05.:19:11.

around quickly, because he is on the way out here.

:19:12.:21:04.

A good recovery from 0-15. After the French Open, I suppose when you

:21:05.:21:20.

finally achieve everything that you set out to achieve, winning the

:21:21.:21:27.

Davis Cup for his nation before, finished achieving the goals this

:21:28.:21:31.

year by winning the French Open, it is a rare feat to hold four of the

:21:32.:21:39.

grand slam titles and he did it simultaneously. It is like the

:21:40.:21:44.

Apollo astronauts after walking on the moon, it is difficult to come

:21:45.:21:50.

down again. That is Bastian Schweinsteiger and his wife. Quite

:21:51.:21:54.

difficult for Djokovic to come down from the highs. I wonder where he is

:21:55.:21:59.

now. Still brilliant. He is, and very much in this match but down one

:22:00.:22:06.

set and a break, that last game was virtually a must win game. It is

:22:07.:22:13.

almost, you reflect on the year, and it is inconceivable you can win two

:22:14.:22:18.

Grand Slams and Masters Series 1000s and not finish is number one, but

:22:19.:22:24.

that is what Murray is trying to do to Djokovic today. It has been a

:22:25.:22:35.

great festival again at the O2. I just love this venue for this event.

:22:36.:22:39.

The lighting and staging works so well. That is Woody Harrelson.

:22:40.:22:47.

Cheers for being here, Woody Harrelson. Kris commode trying to

:22:48.:22:57.

get in the shot. Get out! -- Chris Kermode. There is big money in China

:22:58.:23:04.

and the Middle East that will try to take this event away but as far as

:23:05.:23:13.

the Time zones goes, I think it will be hard to move it from this time

:23:14.:23:17.

zone, let alone the staging at the O2. Time will tell. Two more years

:23:18.:23:21.

after this. For a player Djokovic's calibre at

:23:22.:25:26.

this stage of the match, that is a poor miss. He needs to find a way to

:25:27.:25:32.

get into one of Murray's service games. He cannot afford to miss

:25:33.:25:34.

that. He has never lost a final, the ATP

:25:35.:25:56.

World Tour Finals, he has won five of them. Subdued at the moment.

:25:57.:26:41.

I don't believe it! He has knocked the stuffing out of Murray, he had

:26:42.:26:57.

won the rally and on the 30th shot, he has an absolute nightmare. This

:26:58.:27:03.

is worse than the overhead. I have no idea where his head is. It is a

:27:04.:27:12.

big mess, the difference between 30-30 and 40-14.

:27:13.:27:27.

There is one man who will not be complaining about that. Faultless

:27:28.:27:42.

from Murray. Against possibly the best return in the history of the

:27:43.:27:46.

game, he has only lost three points behind the first of serve.

:27:47.:28:05.

I am not sure Djokovic fancies this. Definitely not right.

:28:06.:29:28.

The let on the approach from Djokovic. But look at the smack on

:29:29.:29:37.

this backhand. You are not going to get it passed me.

:29:38.:29:59.

You see where Djokovic was covering, the crosscourt, that is where Murray

:30:00.:30:09.

wants to hit the passing shot. They feel like match points.

:30:10.:30:17.

Should not be fooled playing Djokovic, though.

:30:18.:31:01.

Murray is closing in on another famous victory here.

:31:02.:31:20.

An unbeaten run so far this year. 23 matches. Four straight tournaments

:31:21.:31:30.

in a row. He's won more matches than anyone else. This year he's won 77.

:31:31.:31:39.

Djokovic is second with 75. A vast amount of tennis for Andy

:31:40.:31:45.

Murray. If that tells you he feels good about his body. Feels good

:31:46.:31:49.

about his body and the confidence is there. But when you think, logically

:31:50.:31:54.

about this match and what he's been through this week, for the last six

:31:55.:31:59.

weeks, you just, for me, I felt, is this one step too far? For the way

:32:00.:32:05.

he's come out, executed his game plan, hardly missed a ball against

:32:06.:32:12.

one of the greats of the game. It sounds like the match is pretty much

:32:13.:32:17.

done, but far from it against one of the great returners. Murray has to

:32:18.:32:22.

keep this level of intensity. Hit his spots on his serve and force his

:32:23.:32:24.

way to the finish line. Looking from Djokovic's end of the

:32:25.:33:29.

court you think, well you've got to swing interest the hip and try and

:33:30.:33:34.

hit some winners, but when you have made unforced errors, that means

:33:35.:33:38.

you'll take more risks. I think first and foremost he will hope that

:33:39.:33:41.

Murray's level drops. I remember when he would sit back

:33:42.:34:08.

and soak up the pressure and try and counter it. Everyone would say,

:34:09.:34:12.

you've got to take the ball on. Now look at him. The finished article.

:34:13.:36:08.

That's an impeccable break point from Djokovic. Perfect length,

:36:09.:36:54.

lovely direction, the backhand down-the-line. More like what we've

:36:55.:36:58.

come to expect from this man, who was dominated this year in number

:36:59.:37:02.

one position. Four of the last five years. Not

:37:03.:37:05.

going down without a fight. CHEERING AND

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APPLAUSE We sat there in 2013 watching Andy Murray doing what no

:39:57.:40:00.

British player had done in 77 years and win Wimbledon. Do you remember

:40:01.:40:05.

that final service game? 12 minutes or so of just amazing fight and

:40:06.:40:09.

resilience from Novak Djokovic. When you think he looks like he's a

:40:10.:40:15.

goner, he's got some momentum. There was always going to be a

:40:16.:40:19.

reaction from Djokovic and I think Murray's match against Raonic last

:40:20.:40:23.

night, when he served the match at 5-4 in the third. He served for the

:40:24.:40:28.

match at 6-5. In the third he lost his serve. Similar scenario. Murray

:40:29.:40:33.

needs to put the last couple of games behind him. No panic. Up a set

:40:34.:40:40.

and a break and do a good job in his next service game.

:40:41.:40:44.

I wonder if Milos Raonic is probably on an airport, I wonder if he may be

:40:45.:40:52.

keeping an eye on the score of this one. Lots to look forward to next

:40:53.:40:58.

year. He's certainly elevated the last year or so - the first Grand

:40:59.:41:03.

Slam, final losing to Murray at Wimbledon, of course. He was in

:41:04.:41:08.

tears at his press conference yesterday. He contemplated what he

:41:09.:41:13.

described as his greatest ever match.

:41:14.:41:16.

Only to lose it. He's a gent. With new tennis balls and a

:41:17.:41:37.

resurgent Djokovic who has won the last two games in double quick time,

:41:38.:41:41.

Murray, set at 4-3. Muscles screaming at you, but

:41:42.:42:58.

maintaining technical control of the shot. A 33rd shot from Murray, just

:42:59.:43:06.

dropping wide. Nine points in a row.

:43:07.:43:52.

Murray obviously exhausted from a busy week. He's taking a fair amount

:43:53.:44:00.

of time between points. Where's the consistency from the umpires.

:44:01.:44:07.

Average is 30 seconds. They said it was supposed to be 25. Just an

:44:08.:44:09.

observation. Like a dog with a bone. He just will

:44:10.:45:11.

not let go. It is like one of those dogs that

:45:12.:45:16.

you can swing around and they just cling on. The first rally of this,

:45:17.:45:25.

well, he should have challenged. Should have challenged.

:45:26.:45:32.

And he had one challenge left. Fine margins at big moments.

:45:33.:45:35.

Concentration... If the opponent breaks a string

:45:36.:45:54.

returning a serve when it is out, the server gets the first serve.

:45:55.:45:58.

Murray's got to get back and hit a second serve with a new racket.

:45:59.:46:09.

Stringing them at 57.5 or 58, the stringing pattern is 16/19. He's got

:46:10.:46:26.

some there. Should be able to afford the restring as well. A tremendous

:46:27.:46:34.

response from Murray. UMPIRE: Mr Murray has one challenge

:46:35.:46:51.

remaining. I talked about his semifinal against Raonic, he will be

:46:52.:46:54.

pretty keen to break serve right now.

:46:55.:48:53.

Would have been keen for the break of serve. As is usual Murray will

:48:54.:48:57.

have to do it the hard way. UMPIRE: Game Djokovic. Murray leads

:48:58.:49:24.

by 5-4. Well, it is never easy to serve out for a match and a

:49:25.:49:28.

tournament, but winning is a habit, Tim, as you well know. 23 match wins

:49:29.:49:34.

in a row. And he's going for a fifth tournament in a row, Murray.

:49:35.:49:38.

For the record, the prize money is about ?1.9 million to the winner and

:49:39.:49:44.

about ?1 to the runner up. It is the last thing they'll be thinking

:49:45.:49:49.

about. Might have a quick look at his notes here, I suppose.

:49:50.:49:56.

Four first serves, shake hands. It would be nice. I don't see it

:49:57.:50:00.

happening. First point in his mind is, is he going to go for the

:50:01.:50:05.

slightly safer serve out wide to the forehand or big up the tee. No right

:50:06.:50:12.

or wrong. Whichever one he commits to, you have to focus on it. Focus

:50:13.:50:17.

hard on that first point. Process, not outcome. Easier said than done.

:50:18.:50:27.

Came down to a decider that everyone was looking for here. The eight-man

:50:28.:50:34.

event. The tour finals. The final throws of another thrilling season

:50:35.:50:38.

which has seen Djokovic dominate the first half and Murray accelerate

:50:39.:50:42.

past Djokovic to take the number one ranking in the second half. Can he

:50:43.:50:46.

finish the deal? The reception should be warm for both players.

:50:47.:51:01.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Pretty much a perfect year, a dad

:51:02.:51:10.

for the first time, Wimbledon, the Olympics, world number one ranking

:51:11.:51:13.

and now this. Just four more points.

:51:14.:51:51.

Thank you very much. Unforced error, number 28. 15-0.

:51:52.:52:21.

Oh, Djokovic had time to load up, didn't he?

:52:22.:54:47.

Went for the delicate lob, the volley. The volley was a bit pushy

:54:48.:54:52.

to say the least from Andy Murray, but it was enough to match point.

:54:53.:55:11.

UMPIRE: PLEASE SWITCH OFF ALL THE LIGHTS, PLEASE, FOR THE PLAYERS. AT

:55:12.:55:17.

THE BACK OF THE courts, PLEASE. A couple of lights there. Down that

:55:18.:55:25.

side. UMPIRE: Thank you.

:55:26.:56:03.

That is the way to play when you are a match point down. That was

:56:04.:56:12.

amazing! Murray with no play whatsoever.

:56:13.:56:20.

130 miles per hour in the corner does the trick.

:56:21.:57:06.

It paid good money for one more of those.

:57:07.:57:50.

If he does get another match point, Murray, he could lose a first serve

:57:51.:58:08.

because Djokovic is really letting the racket head go. Two match points

:58:09.:58:11.

have come and gone. Get your first serve in. I think he

:58:12.:59:18.

was asking, where should I go? Out wide? Remember how he finished

:59:19.:59:25.

Federer off for Olympic gold at Wimbledon.

:59:26.:59:27.

Pick your spot, go for it. It's yet another great tennis

:59:28.:00:02.

achievement for Andy Murray. He will finish this year as the world number

:00:03.:00:07.

one, fittingly. He defeats Novak Djokovic t man who he took that

:00:08.:00:12.

from. Respect at the ends is nice to see.

:00:13.:00:21.

That is an extraordinary physical performance. Let alone the mentality

:00:22.:00:30.

he brought to the court. Well done, team, well done Murray. He has

:00:31.:00:36.

broken the 12 year stranglehold of the big three as they are known,

:00:37.:00:43.

Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Djokovic. Who had the preceding 12 years as

:00:44.:00:48.

world number one. Amazing, Tim. It defies logic, it really does. Every

:00:49.:00:53.

time there is a challenge put in front of this mad he finds a way to

:00:54.:00:58.

get over it. Djokovic, one of the best players who has ever played

:00:59.:01:04.

this game, in good form. At the end of such a long week, long year,

:01:05.:01:09.

Murray found a way to get across the finishing line and all credit to

:01:10.:01:15.

him. The world's number one. It is a ninth tournament victory this year,

:01:16.:01:21.

including the Wimbledon title, which must be his highlight, of course. It

:01:22.:01:26.

is the run at the end of the year that is phenomenal. He made a first

:01:27.:01:30.

French Open final, another Australian Open final but this run

:01:31.:01:35.

got him over the line to world number one. Nobody thought it

:01:36.:01:43.

possible, did they? Shanghai, Vienna, Paris, defeating John Isner.

:01:44.:01:50.

He had to match or better Novak Djokovic at this event to go year

:01:51.:01:56.

end number one. The last person to achieve it outside the big three was

:01:57.:02:05.

Andy Roddick in 2003. 2000 metres run by Andy Murray over an hour and

:02:06.:02:10.

42 minutes after playing three hours and 40 against Milos Raonic and

:02:11.:02:12.

saving a match point, yesterday. It is nice, he is going over to his

:02:13.:02:29.

team to congratulate them and first, of course, his wife Kim. They have

:02:30.:02:38.

been blessed with a baby daughter, Sophia this year. Great work from

:02:39.:02:44.

Jamie Delgado who came in in March, April time and Ivan Lendl was

:02:45.:02:48.

announced as part of the camp the day before Queen's Club. Amazing he

:02:49.:02:57.

came back but he has played well since, Murray. December the 18th,

:02:58.:03:09.

Sports Personality Of The Year. You have to be looking at Britain's

:03:10.:03:12.

number one sports person right now, surely. It is tough to look past him

:03:13.:03:23.

with what he has achieved. It has been a phenomenal journey. The first

:03:24.:03:28.

man to claim two men's Olympic gold medals, in Rio. A Davis Cup victory

:03:29.:03:36.

last year and it is all going his way. There is a lot more to come, he

:03:37.:03:45.

is only 29. Fabulous the entertainment he has given us.

:03:46.:03:48.

Murray over Djokovic in straight sets and now the presentation

:03:49.:03:56.

ceremony. Ladies and gentlemen, the 2016 Barclays ATP world tour final

:03:57.:04:01.

singles trophy presentation. Please welcome onto court Chris Kermode,

:04:02.:04:07.

chairman and president of the ATP. He will be joined by the events

:04:08.:04:13.

director of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, the chief operating

:04:14.:04:19.

officer of AEG Europe and the commercial and media director of the

:04:20.:04:20.

all England lawn tennis club. This year, Barclays has run a

:04:21.:04:31.

nationwide search to find a customer to present the trophy to the singles

:04:32.:04:37.

champion. The winner has displayed passion and determination. Let's see

:04:38.:04:39.

a short film of their story. I am just about to surprise a lovely

:04:40.:04:58.

man by the name of Tom. How are you? I can tell you one thing about Tom,

:04:59.:05:03.

he loves tennis. If he is not playing tennis, he is watching it,

:05:04.:05:08.

and if he is not watching it, he is doing something behind-the-scenes

:05:09.:05:16.

for the club. A young coach who lost his life in a crash. We wanted to

:05:17.:05:27.

honour his memory. I started working nights so I could dedicate my days

:05:28.:05:31.

fund-raising and take on the role of chairman. The dome is up and it is

:05:32.:05:38.

fantastic. Just about to go on the court and presented. What an amazing

:05:39.:05:42.

thing, can you believe it is happening? I cannot, I will be

:05:43.:05:55.

trembling. It is absolutely amazing. Please welcome the Barclays Rewards

:05:56.:06:00.

winner, Tom Elliott. CHEERING.

:06:01.:06:12.

Ladies and gentlemen, please show your appreciation for the runner-up,

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Novak Djokovic. CHEERING.

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Very bad luck, I am sure you are bitterly disappointed, but you must

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be proud of a great week and fantastic year. It has been a

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fantastic year. Obviously, a lot to look back to, great highlights,

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especially in the first six months. Today Andy and I were part of the

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history and it was an honour to be on the court and part of the big

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occasion. Andy is definitely number one of the world, he is the best

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player. CHEERING. He deserved to win. He

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just played better tennis and indecisive moments I was not able to

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come back. I started playing better towards the end of the match, but it

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was a bit too late and I congratulate him and his team for a

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tremendous year. We wish you the best in 2017.

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Novak Djokovic. CHEERING. And now, ladies and gentlemen, the 2016

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Barclays ATP World Tour Finals champion, Andy Murray!

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MUSIC PLAYS. And now, a special bottle of Moet et

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Chandon will be presented to the winner and runner-up.

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As well as winning the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, Andy Murray is

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also crowned the year end number one in the emirates ATP rankings.

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To present the trophy to Andy Murray, please welcome the vice

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president of Emirates UK. CHEERING. Well, many

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congratulations, this is a fantastically special day for you,

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your first World Tour Finals and first year end number one. Give us

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your thoughts. A very special day, playing against Novak in a match

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like this. We have played Grand Slam finals, Olympics and matches like

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this. It has been a tough rivalry and I have lost many of them and I

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am happy to get the win today and finished the year number one is very

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special, something I never expected. CHEERING. And you have words for

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your team? Obviously, I could not do it without them, they have been a

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huge help stop some of them have been around a long time. My family

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have been there from the start and made a lot of sacrifices for me and

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my tennis and so thank you very much to all of you. Special to be part of

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an historical match, as well. Of course. There are a lot of great

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champions of the past. Me and Novak are lucky to have to of them in our

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boxes with Boris and I've found. I know Stefan Edberg, mats the lander,

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they were here watching. -- Wilander. Congratulations to Novak

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on everything he has achieved this year. When I lost to Novak in the

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French Open I spoke about it at the time, to hold four Grand Slams like

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he did early this year is an incredible achievement and very

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special and something I don't think we will see for a long time in this

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sport. Enjoy this moment. It is a very special day. Congratulations,

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you're champion, Andy Murray. Thank you.

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SUE BARKER: What a site that is. Andy Murray with the trophy and

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ending the world as world number one. Just when I thought I could not

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admire him any more, even more respect today, Tim? Absolutely, an

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incredible performance, when you reflect this week how much time he

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has spent on court, how he has battled the whole year, amazing he

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could find the one last push to play one of the greatest players of all

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time and win the tournament and finish world number one. An

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incredible achievement. I watched him dragging himself onto the

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practice court today and looking tired, but he came out and went for

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it. Great game plan. He double-faulted twice in the first

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game and did not look to have the same colour in his face than we have

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seen before but there is the man, he pushed on through, instead of

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finding excuses he found a way to get the job done. It was lovely in

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his speech he said he never expected this. That is part of his success,

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he does not expect it, he continues working and allows the success to

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come to him. He will have to build another house to put the trophies in

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because he has won them all. What a gentleman, Djokovic, saying this is

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your moment. He obviously had lovely words for Andy at the net. When you

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look at this generation and bring in Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, they are

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unbelievable ambassadors, for the sport, and they have huge respect

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for each other. Djokovic has had plenty of these moments, but this is

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Andy Murray's moment and he thoroughly deserves it. I have been

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reading, and EZ everybody has asked in his run-up to the world number

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one, you got there without beating Djokovic, so this will be special.

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There will always be doubters and coming in here he had not beaten on

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this great run of his anybody in the top ten and people saying he is not

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good for it, that is that anybody who has played knows you can only

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eat those in front of you. Andy beat him as well, Chris Kermode, who

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brought the event here! He stages an amazing event. You can only beat who

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is in front of you and Andy has beaten everybody. It is a remarkable

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run and I am full of respect. I did not think it possible today. Like

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Tim, I thought it was probably a match too far. After yesterday, only

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24 hours to recover after a taxing match. It was tense at the end

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because Djokovic raised his game like great champions do. There would

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always be a reaction. The first five games important to establish

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himself. When he got the opportunity he took it to get the break. That is

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when people'sbelief in the stadium turned, that he could do this. Up a

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double break in the second set and you know it will not be plain

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sailing, there is no way Djokovic will go away without a fight.

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Winning eight, nine points in a row, and you wondered if Murray would get

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tight but he found a way. He has got a lot of points he can make up in

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February because he took time off for the birth of his baby. He could

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be world number one for sometime. That is right when you look at the

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intricacies of the system. A person most closely challenging him in the

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absence of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Wawrinka not as consistent,

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is Novak Djokovic. Novak won Indian Wells and Miami and the Australian

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Open, he won everything in the first half of next year. Andy as world

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number one for quite some time. Wonderful to see him with the kids,

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trying to get next to Andy to be in the photo. He inspires a generation?

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It is imperative that the LTA and game in this country capitalise

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because they have an unbelievable role model. He has overcome hurdles

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and this has two inspired the next generation to play the game and

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produce better players. A big cheer for Andy as he goes off the court

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and a big cheer for Jamie Murray. What a year for the family. With his

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partner Bruno Soares yesterday, the top ranked team in the world.

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Murrays one and one. It is a fabulous story, the world doubles

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number one, Nicolas Mahut, a Frenchman, to top the doubles, but

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they are the top team. With a bit of luck, people will pick up a racket

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and find a court. Their story is inspiring admission tell it time and

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again without embarrassment. We can relive the match point again. The

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cheering was so loud. Relief for Murray. It is almost as if he cannot

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believe it. He had a couple of match points prior to that and on second

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serve Djokovic stepped in on those points and Murray would have been

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grateful to receive one last unforced error. We are blessed with

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this generation. The stranglehold at the top of the game has been broken.

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This achievement is different from winning Grand Slams regular

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tournaments, it takes a team effort. He deserves a couple of weeks down

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before training starts again. Great to see Ivan Lendl looking so

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excited. He sort of smiled, I think you did, anyway. Great pictures and

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we will be talking about him for sometime. There is more sport on the

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BBC tonight. The Premier League highlights at 10:30pm, and an hour

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later on BBC One Scotland. Andy and Tim, thanks. What a week for Andy

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Murray. You wonder what awards will come his way from now on. Sports

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Personality Of The Year for a record third time? Maybe it will be arise,

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Sir Andy. This week he has proved what a winner he truly is. Goodbye.

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Novak Djokovic! Andy Murray! A fantastic start for Andy Murray. As

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he miss that? It is Murray serving for the set. That is gutsy stuff. A

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set and a break, Murray. I have no idea where his head is. You are not

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going to get it passed me. Another great tennis achievement for Andy

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Murray.

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