Day 1: Murray v Berdych Tennis: World Tour Finals

Welcome to London. Welcome to the O2 arena which lies close to the

Cutty Sark and Canary Wharf. In 2012 this area was the focus of

attention for a great British celebration, the London Olympic

games. The city rose to the occasion and delivered a memorable

summer. It has been quite a year in tennis, with headlines galore. The

recurrence of a nagging injury, the resurgence of a legend and one

Grand Slam record breaking victory after another. Now it is the

Barclays ATP World Tour Final and it promises to be a spectacular

It is over and the man deserves it. Another magnificent achievements in

the career of Rafael Nadal, now I record-breaking seven times French

Open champion. SUE BARKER: And uncharacteristic

defeat for Rafael Nadal was the result of an injury ending his

season in 2012. Championship number seven for Roger Federer. Seven

Wimbledon crowns and 17 Grand Slam titles. But it was a turning-point

for the man from Dunblane. The gold medal 14 GB. Andy Murray has won

the title. He has won his first Grand Slam. He has gone and done

Three Grand Slam champions all going for one prestigious title. A

final triumph as 2012 draws to a close. It has been a year and we

are looking forward to eight days of competition. We have Andy Murray

against Tomas Berdych on the first day. That is after the doubles

match is completed. Tim Henman and Andrew Castle is with me. We had

just been looking back at 2012, which was sad for Rafael Nadal

because he is not here? Djokovic started with a victory. The

victories he had over Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal was an

unbelievable way for the thing to start up. Going into the French

Djokovic was looking to be the first man to hold all four Grand

Slams. Federer won at Wimbledon and then we had the Olympics with Andy

Murray and now he is returning as a Grand Slam champion. It has been a

captivating -- captivating year. Even when Rafael Nadal is not in

the mix, he is creating stories. What a difference for Andy Murray,

his Wimbledon experience was. Picking up a gold medal for weeks

after losing in the final at Wimbledon? He was bitterly

disappointed to lose the Wimbledon final, but amazing to have the

opportunity so soon after to come back for the Olympics. He played so

well. Them on the back of that, to get a huge title under his belt, it

was a big Stepanek stone for him going into the US Open. Andrew

Murray, the first British man for 76 years? It leaves you with Tomas

Berdych, who Murray is going to play. It is a tough era. These guys

would have been stars in another era. I wonder how much Federer has

got left? I know he is magnificent. It I would never ask him or

question him when is he going to quit, because I still think he can

threaten the major titles. But I feel the others had taken Perhaps a

quarter of a step up, and he has remained the same. He may have

improved over the last few years, but Djokovic and Murray

particularly, they have been captivating. They are 25 years of

age. This is the time when they should be in their prime. They

certainly are. It is brilliant, it is set up. The moments when Andy

Murray took the microphone from you at Wimbledon after losing the final

and said, I will say a few words, it or not be easy. I saw the birth

of a champion. A wonderful year. The doubles match has finished, so

it will be about 10 minutes before the singles come on. It was a

turning-point and Andy spoke to Ivan Lendl afterwards and they had

a heart-to-heart. He said, you have done it, you have got the emotion

out of the way and the only way is up? Absolutely. Watching the match,

the pressure and expectation. They talked about it afterwards, and I

don't think Murray could ever play in a match with more pressure.

Djokovic played amazingly well. He took so much away from that. And in

his speech, people saw our lot from Andy Murray and he had fantastic

support. Going into the Olympics, it paid off for him. We do not

doubt his passion. We were talking about Federer, when we were having

this conversation about him at Wimbledon, he then won Wimbledon

and then became a world No. 1? was this time last year Federer had

a great run indoors. He was talking about how he wanted to get back to

world No. 1. To get the 70s Grand Slam title was a big part of him

accumulating. Week are here for the Barclays ATP World Tour Final. It

world No 1 today. Both groups are tough. But Andy has some big

hitters in his crib? Every match replays against Djokovic is

stunning. This group, is not the group of death. This is the easy

one. Berry has just won in Valencia and beat John rich. There is no

Some of us have played in this event. Touching on that grip, I

think Ferrer is such an amazing story. He has won seven titles this

year. And he won Masters 1000 in Paris. He has had a fantastic year.

Certainly has. We have Andy Murray coming up, but let's hear from him

because we spoke to him earlier. The Olympics, the support was

unbelievable. It was very different to the Wimbledon final. It was an

incredible experience. As a sports fan, I watch loads of the other

sports. We did a grade job at the Olympics and the Paralympics. It

has been a good year for me and all British sport. Has the US Open

title sunk in yet? I think it has. I haven't had much time to enjoy it

or think too much about it because you play tournaments 10 days after

getting back from New York. I am sure at the end of the year when I

take a couple of weeks off, have time to relax and think about the

last few months. I cannot remember that much about the week, that much

about the matches. I only remember last game of the match against

Djokovic. I can hardly remember any of it. I was obviously very focused

for whole week. I was in the zone and having all those people there

are supporting me was great. I am glad I managed to finally do it.

was an incredibly long match, but the margins are so small between

you or, do you feel part of that group now you have a Grand Slam

title behind you? I have always just tried to keep improving. Over

the years, a lot of times against Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Federer,

I have tried to do it in Grand Slams. It was nice to finally do it

so I can move on to the second part of my career and focus on how I can

try and win another one. The No 1 spot is not my main goal. The next

major focus will be the Australian Open. That is a few months away.

That is the next tournament to really trained for and build up for.

I am focused on that. If you get to No 1 in the world, through winning

the major competitions and beating the best players in the world. I

will focus on the Australian Open next. You had the homecoming in

Scotland, what was that like for you? I had no idea what to expect.

I don't get the chance to go back to often. It was a great day, a lot

of all school friends and my family were there. So many people came to

support me. There were a lot of kids on the local tennis courts. I

went up there afterwards come and that was nice, it was where I grew

up playing. It was nice to see them busy. I hope it stays that way.

you like this event, there is a lot of razzmatazz, the lights just been

on the court and everything else that goes with this event? It is

completely different to Wimbledon for example. It is more like a

concert feel. You get incredible crowds, a great atmosphere. I have

always enjoyed playing here, so I hope I can have one last push

between now and the end of the year. All of the matches are very tough

and it will be a trust draw. Whoever I get my first match

against, Tomas Berdych on Monday. I have had some tough matches with

him over the years. The last one, the semi-finals of the US Open was

a long and tricky match under tough conditions. I expect a very tough

match. They are all tough matches. Andrew,

going back to the US Open. Watching it, two sets up, and then two sets

all, it just shows what he has learned? He won the first two sets

and I thought it was over. Djokovic comes back like only Djokovic and

perhaps Rafael Nadal can. Pushing themselves to the limit. No

disrespect to Andy, in the 5th set, you would have thought Djokovic

would sweeping aside. It could easily happen. Instead, Andy Murray

dug deeper. It demonstrated his character. It was remarkable. 2012

has been a joke. Champion -- Chelsea win the Champions League.

But that set for me was the pinnacle of everything I have seen.

A bit like the last lap in the 5,000 metres. How did he find that?

He took a toilet break at two sets all. It was probably a chance to

look in the mirror and say, let's give it everything. Djokovic

definitely have the momentum. He was able to stamp his authority and

get the lead he wanted. He has achieved his dream hasn't he, but

it must be a relief after 76 years? Also in the context of his career,

he lost his first three Grand Slam finals. That is where Ivan Lendl

has had a huge impact. To have someone in your corner who has been

through that and experienced playing in a Grand Slam but not

winning it. We will continue to talk about this for a long time. He

will win three of the four. He has been close in Wimbledon and the

Australian Open. Can he win the French? I do nothing he can. I hope

he listens to this, because he loves to prove people wrong. We did

not think you could, but then you very nearly did. We jumped on the

train, we kept seeing you are winning matches. Then you lost.

you were close. Andy Murray has had years of, when we you win a Grand

Slam? Now he is getting when we you be world No 1? He is only 25 years

old. He is not going towards the end of his career. He has some

great years ahead. Him and Djokovic, if Rafael Nadal comes back. They

are a class apart from the others. We know who the top four are. It

will be fascinating to see how he pushes on from here. In his corner,

Ivan Lendl. Spent 270 weeks as world No. 1 and won eight Grand

Slams. I believe Andy Murray is the man to beat. I might be wrong, but

I think he is. Mentally he is strong and he is absolutely ready.

I think the opportunity of him coming back to London with the

experience he had, the crowd support and turnout is fantastic.

He is certainly going to be looking volleyed to it.

This is happening behind the scenes. Here comes Tomas Berdych. First out

of the dressing room and facing the hometown boy, Andy Murray. This

tournament is different, the loud music, the crowd is encouraged to

make a lot of noise. It is not like any Grand Slam we have seen.

Obviously the focus of attention is on Wimbledon during the summer. We

have 11 months of the year until it comes round again. This sort of

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SUE BARKER: Come on, where are you? ANNOUNCEMENT: the Olympic gold

medallist and the US Open champion SUE BARKER: What a reception for

both players, but particularly this man. How nice it must be going to

hear that. Three of the biggest six events in world tennis have taken

place in London this year. And he has been a factor at the end of

them, and I think he will be a factor at the end of this as well.

During his preparations at Queen's Club, everyone was panicking. It

does not mean a thing. It does not mean a thing he has had match

points and lost his last three matches either. I was surprised

last week, he just lost a bit of concentration. He is about the big

events. In his mind, this is a big event. It is a big event, it is the

5th biggest event in the world. With only the top eight players in

the world, you come into this round-robin format a bit different.

The first matches are important. If you can get his win under your belt,

it can serve you well to get to the semi-finals. He is playing a guy he

has lost to ONS four occasions. It will be interesting to see who will

come out and dominate proceedings early on. These are group matches.

The top two go through to the semi- final. You can lose a match in the

Welcome back to the O2 Arena. We need to be conscious of the time

between points. The machine is on and the challenge system is on. Any

questions you need. It is heads. A photo.

SUE BARKER: The orchestrator talk us through the coin toss. You don't

see Andy towered over by many players, but that is what Tomas

Berdych is, he is a big guy, big game and is dangerous. But he has

never strong a lot of matches together? It wasn't so long ago he

was in the Wimbledon final. He has had some fantastic achievement will

stop he is such a powerful player. He hits the ball flat. Andy has to

make sure he does not leave the ball in the middle of the court.

Sometimes if he is a bit passive, he can let his opponent dictate.

You cannot afford that against Tomas Berdych. You never like

playing him. And he cannot be an easy person to face? You cannot

afford to play your way in against him. Short ball,. Over. Tomas

Berdych will take that game-plan out onto the court with him. He

thinks it made a difference for him in 2010 where he beat Rafael Nadal

and Federer back-to-back at Wimbledon before losing to Djokovic

in the final. He could have walked down the street in Wimbledon

village of that evening and people would have known who he was. He

goes about his business quietly. Get the job done. Its Andy Murray

leaves it short comedy will be punished. It is an interesting

concept. One of the important aspects in the last match they

played was in the semi-finals of the US Open. It was horrendous

conditions, very windy. Given Tomas Berdych's play, his margin for

error is very small. He struggled in the windy conditions. Coming

into an indoor court, perfectly still and know elements. He will

like that, he will be looking to dominate, hit the ball flat low

over the net. We know Andy has got every shot in the book. The

difference over the past few months is the belief, maybe the relief in

some ways comedy has got that out of the way. He goes out there as

the US Open champion. He goes out there as someone who would favour

himself to be Tomas Berdych most of the time anyway. A match like this,

you would think Andy Murray would be favourite. This is a dangerous

match for him. He cannot play his way in. He has got to go from the

word go. I want him to come out and start hitting. He messed about in

Paris last week. He won't do that today, I do nothing. Not with the

atmosphere in here. The announcement has been made, there

could be a two year extension. We will have to see. This place is

absolutely ball, it is a delight. Almost all tickets have sold, just

a few available in afternoon sessions. The appetite for tennis

is so strong. It is one of the best reasons hopefully this event will

stay here. For his single week tennis event, 250,000 spectators

will stop and the atmosphere and the support for the players is

incredible. And everything else that goes with it. It is organised

fantastically well. Hopefully we will see this event staying here

for a couple more years. You were talking earlier by the fact Tomas

that victory. They are one to one indoors. There is very little in it,

but I think Andy Murray is a different player now. Andy Murray

has the confidence with the big wins he has had over the summer. It

is important he plays this match on his own terms. Tomas Berdych is the

one he likes to dominate the play. If Andy Murray is too passive and

does not play aggressive and not an gets too far behind the baseline

and does not keep the ball out of the middle Committee is given Tomas

Berdych the opportunity to get the first strike. If he is unwinding on

his forehand and hitting a lot of It will be interesting to see how

fast or slow the court is. Both players will be keen to get off to

a winning start. The head-to-head, Porter three and favourite of

Berdych. Let's hear from Tomas Berdych and his thoughts on facing

Andy today. He is a very smart player. He can change tactics and

the gameplay during the match. Many things have been said about the

conditions in New York this year. But that is how it is. He was

dealing with it better than I did. Luckily, I hope nothing can come

out the same, we are playing indoors. Let's see if this will

make a difference. For his game, he will have experience that will add

to his game. It will make a difference when he was able to win

the Grand Slam. Ivan Lendl has made a difference and he is here. That

shows what he thinks of this tournament. This team, they have

had a lot to celebrate question mark they have done a fantastic job.

Andy Ireland talking to Kim Sears, Andy's girlfriend. You have the

physio, Ivan Lendl. And getting in his head? Has Andy's game changed

that much, technically? I do not think so. Getting a game plan rise

making sure he is proactive and not reactive. And dealing with a mental

issues of getting through to the latter stages of Grand Slams. It

took Ivan Lendl for attempts to win one. He was in 20 Grand Slam finals.

A massive amount of experience to have in your corner. And Tomas

Berdych, being from the Czech Republic, Ivan Lendl if fellow-

countrymen and a hero of his growing up. It is nicely poised for

the first match. They just about to start, but the T will be an issue.

Everyone is complaining, it is the end of the season. Djokovic was not

at his best. I know his father has not been well. Andy Murray said he

was feeling weary. We are always looking for silver linings. I know

he lost early last week, but he has had a few extra days to recover.

This is the 5th biggest tournament of the year and this is the last

week for those who is not playing the Davis Cup. He knows he has one

last push to finish an unbelievable year. Last year he came in and

played one match and then pulled out because of his groin strain.

Here we go. Ready for the first ANDREW CASTLE: He has big

opposition. Tomas Berdych opening That was an early warning to Tomas

Berdych. It he dropped the ball short in the middle of the court, I

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That wasn't the best executed shot, He has done a good job with this

Krupa the coach, 40 next week. Perhaps that is why he is wearing a

suit and tie. He might have been having a spot of lunch an

unofficial capacity as his man prepared, but this is not the start

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Trying to do the right thing, Andy Murray, but he will be disappointed

and the second serve break point not to get the ball back in play.

What do you think about the court speed? It's does not look overly

fast. Seems like the ball -- does not seem like the ball is going

through too quickly, just yet. is a court that is laid on

interlocking boards, then painted over the top. Sand is added to the

mixture and that sand content is what determines the pace of the

court. I was lucky enough to hit some balls which Roger Federer at

Queen's were the might of what some practise courts and those might

have been down for a lot longer and are a little bit smoother, not

quite so abrasive, playing a little bit quicker. So, you had even less

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time to react. It looked like he Great point to save by Thomas

Berdych, the 27-year-old from the Czech Republic. No. 6 in the world.

He had been finishing the year between 16-24, 25, an excellent

player, almost -- always capable, but when he moved up a gear and

made that Wimbledon final, it remains to be seen whether he can

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Roger Federer is not going to be in That is a mustard-coloured out fit

for the Andy Murray looked this week. I'm sure that it is called

for the Olympic gold, -- gold for Olympic gold, which is what the

bumph would tell us. Strong resistance backhand side from

Murray. You cannot just absorb the That is really the 1-2 plunge Andy

Murray is looking for, got a slightly short reply from Tomas

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Berdych and then he is able to A 5th straight appearance At the

season-ending championships from Andy Murray. Semi-finalist last

year. Andy Murray pulled out with a groin strain after one match, and

Thomas predict lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semi-final. -- Tomas

Quite a lot has been made of Andy Murray having match point in his

last three matches and losing. Does that matter? It is not ideal but it

is not something we should play a lot of attention to. He played a

phenomenal match in the final in Shanghai against Novak Djokovic and

was not able to win that last point, it is unusual that he has managed

to do it in three successive tournaments but, hopefully, he will

The net call did not do Tomas Berdych any favours. Andy Murray,

able to hit the running forehand UMPIRE: Mr Murray, challenging the

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So, only chances for Andy Murray, he had a couple of break points in

Tomas Berdych's first service game. In front of the 17,000 plus crowd,

but it is still on serve. Just to which you know what you're watching,

it goes on for some are more days after this with the final next

Monday. This is the season-ending finale, the ATP World Tour finals,

just the top eight men, minus Rafael Nadal, who's injured.

Looking at past champions, you can tell how important the event is.

Roger Federer has won it just six times. Novak Djokovic in 2008,

Nikolay Davydenko winning in 2009 was not going back, Lleyton Hewitt

winning in 2002, and 2001. It has been great that this event has

moved around the world. It has been in Shanghai, Houston, Hanover,

factor it, but as we said, -- Frankfurt, but let us hope that it

stays in London for a year or two, because it has been a massive

success. There is much enthusiasm for a longer run here, but time

will tell. That will be announced. And also the last event of the year

on the main tour the in Paris, it is quite convenient for the

location for the following week. -- How many of these that you playing?

I qualified twice. I was in, as a reserve, once. And once, I had to

pull it with a shoulder injury. -- I played in Hanover and in Houston,

and what an amazing experience it Hanover, quite quick courts there?

It was the first year they used this type of surface. In Frankfurt,

it was more similar to an ice rink, for obvious reasons, but it

That was the year Corretja beat 4-3, in their head-to-head, for

Tomas Berdych, 1-1 indoors, 1-1 in Grand Slams. The most recent was in

the semi-final of the US Open with a lot of elements in play, terrible

wind. When that weather forecast came out, Andy Murray became a very

heavy favourite in that semi-final because he does not mess about with

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The clarity of Murray's game plan is impressive, so far. Right on the

first point, you can tell exactly what he is trying to do, take the

second serve, and go into the baseline, not letting Thomas Baird

Dick get the first big hit. -- Line ball off the Murray forehand.

If he is wrong challenging this he will be a busy live and 40 down. --

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Break points three to five coming We saw Andy Murray jumping on that

second serve when he had the opportunity, Thomas predict doing

well with two solid serves, to get -- Tomas Berdych. Fantastic play

from Berdych. He has done nothing wrong, there, Andy Murray. All you

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can do is make your man play the And there is another one. Admirable

composure. There is nothing he can do. He's one of the players who can

take the game away from you. Very much so. He's an opponent who you

feel you're playing the match on his terms. Married had a good

service game to get-0-40, then had nothing to do with these next by

poise. He has been giving in job opportunities. He has not been able

to take one of them yet. He's just complaining about something to do

He is saying that the light is coming on during play. The crowd

are always in the dark. Suddenly the lights came on and the crowd,

and it is much harder for players to pick up the ball when the crowd

It is a beautifully staged event. As always with an event that does

not have a permanent venue, with the staging, there are always a

little adjustments that have to be Now, he has to deal with the

frustration of having had three break points in the previous game.

He has now lost six points in a row. Five from 0-40 up, all the way, now

0-15. And Ivan Lendl now wearing the expression he normally wears,

when he is watching Andy, or anyone, Mind you, I saw Ivan Lendl as

animated as I have ever seen him after the semi-final at Wimbledon

against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or. There is trouble here for Andy

That was a gift, wasn't it? Thomas Berdych had that momentum, seven

straight points, he will be disappointed to miss and retain

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Berry well-constructed point from Thomas Berdych, now, he is the

first one with the break point opportunity. -- very well

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Both players using that slow serve That was some penetrating play from

Thomas but Dick -- a verdict -- Berdych. He gets the break point,

not exactly against the run of play. It is evenly matched. Berdych has

's's Murray keeps on hitting his feet with his racquet. He has got

to keep his emotions in check. He has not played particularly badly.

He has had opportunities and has not been able to take one. You do

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not want to show those early signs Thomas Brodick, the 27-year-old

from the Czech Republic has had a very nice sequence to open up the

tournament. He was a semi-finalist last year. You have got a big

player, six foot five inches tall and you have got a him coming at

you, what do you do if you're Andy Murray? How do you change this

around, or does nothing need changing? It is a question of Andy

Murray trying to play better. Tomas Berdych has been able to save

bought break points. At this point might you that say that this is

good for Andy Murray, he has got more break point opportunities but,

in the space of 15 points, Tomas Berdych wins 13, and he is up 5-2.

He has played a lot of good tennis, but Andy Murray has got to keep

that first serve percentage a little bit higher, but the 6%,

compared to 70%, and he can get some more break point opportunities

he has got to try and take some of Not a Home coming yet Andy Murray

was looking forward to. He needs to produce the tennis to enable them

to get behind him. Shot placement from Andy Murray. He is aiming to

Tomas Berdych's backhand most of the time. Because his forehand is

the killer shot, isn't it? It is not a shot you want to leave the

ball short to, so he can step in and dictate. It is pretty much even

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in terms of shots to backhand and Quick service game from a rate. He

asked the question at this stage of the set. He has to make Berdych

serve it out. 59 match wins for Tomas Berdych. See how routine he

feels about this in front of over 17,000 people. The first singles

match at the Barclays ATP World That is exactly the drill he was

practising earlier on with his coach. He cannot miss -- miss a

first serve at this end at the We have the stats in front of us,

Berdych is serving at 17% first serves and when that first serve

goes in he is winning 85% of the Two second serves and the last two

points. Andy Murray, with a bit of We don't have statistics for drive

volley winners. I don't think he has missed one yet. He is a shot he

is very happy to take on. rallying shot from Andy Murray was

short. It gave Berdych the time to Stunning shot. Berdych is having a

look at it. You don't bother Hawk- Eye for that. Five opportunities he

has had. Failed to capitalise. Played a really good point up until

that moment! Have the feeling he I don't think Ivan Lendl would have

Certainly the way to respond after a disappointing previous point.

That statistic is a whole first set. Getting an awful lot of first

serves in when he has been break If the ball just touches the top of

the net, the umpire gets to see Another good serve, first serve

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from Berdych. He is able to dictate Summoning his towel from one of the

Andy Murray have covered the cross- court ball. Cheeky drop shot. Just

took it out wide. You could have driven a train down-the-line, to be

frank. Just making it awkward enough would side spin to take it

outside the court. It was a ball that did not need to be as good as

A very good second serve from Berdych. 106 mph but it was right

That is unlucky. The top of the net deflected the ball long. It is the

first set to Berdych. I suppose just about on the balance of play,

not more than 50-50. It is about who can take their opportunities

and who cannot. Andy Murray tried his best but could not take any of

those seven break points. We have been interesting match on our hands

now. Can Andy Murray comeback from this?

SUE BARKER: If you are joining us, this is the opening match of the

Barclays ATP World Tour Final. The top eight players in the world

We will be right back with it. And this evening, but Djokovic, who has

become the world No. 1 is in action against fine. Tomorrow it is the

second group with Roger Federer looking to win his second final

here. He is up against Tipsarevic, the world No. 9 but came in because

Rafael Nadal is missing from the top eight. He has been out of

action for six months because of a knee injury. We hope he will be

That is all tomorrow, but at the moment all eyes are on Andy Murray

to see if he can come back and win this opening match.

ANDREW CASTLE: Federer on Tuesday afternoon. He is a man who loves

any indoor court. Making his 11th appearance. They have given David

Ferrer of Spain as much rest as they could. He won in Paris

Andy Murray, a set down and serving. Did you see the match in Paris last

week? Have you seen Jerzy Janowicz play? I certainly did. He had match

point on his serve, I should have finished it off. All credit to him

getting through to the final. lovely glancing header from the

Other events in world tennis, well done to the Czech Republic in the

Federer Cup. The women's team championships, similar to the Davis

Cup. They defeated Serbia to retain In a little over a week, the Davis

Cup final, the Czech Republic once again in Prague at the same arena

featuring Tomas Berdych. They will be taking on Spain without Rafael

Certainly in the context of this match, it is important Andy Murray

gets off to a strong start in the Plenty of urgency from Andy Murray,

who has decided to get on with the match. Berdych taking his time.

Berdych is pushing Andy Murray back behind the baseline. Berdych is

looking to go forward a bit when he can. One of the good stats in the

first set for Berdych, he came to the set 12 times and won nine of

Has been knocking off those drive volleys in the first set, but Andy

Murray had a good chance on the forehand pass. Berdych covering the

net very well for a big man. doesn't normally volley this world,

does he? Not as known for it. -- this well. I think it is a sign

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Berdych... The umpire St he heard The Spanish in the Davis Cup one

not be looking forward to facing six foot five inch Tomas Berdych.

bet there won't be much paint. they will take the top coat out of

Pat Cash was saying he thought the courts are too slow now. That

everybody is grinding so hard, physically by the end of the year,

UMPIRE: Mr Murray is challenging Pat Cash says the courts are too

slow and people are getting too tired because the rallies are too

long? There is the physical element on how demanding the game has

become. But it is important we have variations so we can see the

contrast in styles with people playing on the baseline and people

coming into the net. It is to be wary a lot of these services have

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Things are not going to get any easier for Andy Murray in this

group. Later on this evening, the second match from this group,

do enough with it and allowed Berdych to run it down. It is never

going to be that easy for him if he is going to serve at 50% first

A good save of the first break point here. Close to him well and

did not try to do too much with the volley. Plenty of Court 2 aim in

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That was a slow second serve. 79 It has been a nervous start at

times from Andy Murray and a nervous atmosphere in the crowd. He

is trying to get the crowd involved in this and get some momentum in

Kicking up through the gearbox a little bit. He has to. Andy Murray

is looking very fast around the That was an important escape. As a

player out there in front of a crowd like this, do you notice the

crowd? Get them going or are you so focused on what you're doing, that

it you do not notice them? always going to be aware of what is

happening in the crowd. But the best way of dictating their

reaction is your performance. They want to be watching you winning and

dominating. And when you are not doing that, they get a bit nervous

as well. It is the first match, the start of the tournament. A few

Scottish fans are looking to get involved. Not a triumph and

homecoming just yet Andy Murray. But certainly good signs in that

game. The next Davis Cup tie I was talking about earlier, the Great

Britain it is April. They are not in the World Group yet, but with

Andy Murray on board you always feel there is a possibility of

something happening. Do you think he is playing that one against

Russia? It is a long time between now and then. Who knows where his

game will be at? I think at this time, I would be surprised if he

does. His intention has always been to win the Grand Slams. And to beat

him with a shout of the biggest title. He has been for years and

this year his reward came with victory at the US Open. This would

be a great end to the year if he can make it to the final and

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This is Andy Murray's athletic ability. Able to turn defence into

attack. What an important point that could be. It look like it was

going to be 15-15. Now more opportunities for Andy Murray on

Again, Murray doing so well to get that first serve back. Looking more

offensive in these final exchanges. Three more break points. Murray's

8th of the match. He will be very That is the way to serve and save

Murray, one of the best at returning in the game, but this

becomes a mental battle, when you have had nine break points, and not

been able to convert. He has got to put them out of his mind and focus

Predictable efficiency from Tomas Berdych. He has not missed a drive

volley yet. That is 10 gone for Murray, and it is very hard to keep

your head up in that situation. Now, there is a bonus, a good

forehand into the corner, but that was an error, a bad foot work. And

Andy Murray will be saying to himself, why does he not do that on

break point? No time like the present! Aiming for 10, on break

point. That is unusual. Here comes Finally, the great reformer Andy

Murray in the second set. He is 3-1 up. -- the break through for Andy

Certainly, it was a case of persistence being off. He kept

hanging on in there, and he will be grateful for those two unforced

errors from deuce, from the Berdych racket. I sense that Andy Murray

has got a bit of momentum on his APPLAUSE in this round-robin format,

two roots of four players with the two top from each going through to

the semi-finals then the final, it is important, if you lose the match,

Obviously the amount of match wins it is what you're after to be one

of the top two in your Group, but if you are going to lose, but

Jupiter Asset it can make the difference between going through to

the semi-finals and not going through. We will work out how that

works later in the week. The air are so many different scenarios.

You can go to the group having two match wins, and go out having won

But, you cannot fail to go through if you win all three and you cannot

win from the group, if you lose all three. Murray, now starting to

Well consolidated, Andy Murray with some purpose and urgency to his

game. He has broken and holds 44-1, second set. -- for 4-1/. The final

is a week today, it is a Monday finish. The crowd are just getting

used to it. They are not quite sure. It is safe to say that the players

was like finding their feet from Tarmac on, and that is the same

with the crowd. Look in for Andy Murray to get off to a strong start,

and relax them. It has certainly been harder work for Murray, but to

get that break in the second set, he has regained some momentum.

Positive signs, but he still needs to get that first serve percentage

up. There are lots of things to do at the O2. On the outside there are

so many places to go. If you do have a chance to visit. I think

there are a few tickets left. I went on line yesterday and tried to

order a couple and I had some success. Icy think, because

everything I do online it's a little bit confusing! -- I see a

think. -- I say think. Over 250,000 people expected over the course of

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This is what he has that is different from others, Tomas

Berdych, this ability with the ball. If you control the ball, you can

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call your opponent. And Murray can It is a fantastically staged event

at the altar, there is no getting away from it. There are people

stretching right up to the rafters. -- at the out to. -- the O2. You

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can watch it on the BBC HD channel Andy Murray just looked over to his

team to see what they thought of that and they are sitting pretty

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UMPIRE: 15-all, Mr Murray, one That shot makes it the forehand at

Murray missed at 40-15 look even more frustrating. It was the right

shot, it was just poor execution. This mishit shot from Berdych

dropping in - some important A second ace, quick one, Murray,

recognising the importance of that point, the adrenalin surge on that

Drop shot wasn't good. And if you can get a back spinning

lob over the head of a six foot five inch top 10 player, you are

doing well. In the context of the match it is not the time to be

playing a. Like that. -- a point like that. I think he understands

all of this when he is out there, but it is difficult when you are on

the court surface to recognise exactly where you are. But, his

concentration is settling. This is a much better set from him. That is

well done. Still a break up and closing in on the second set, at 5-

2. You just cannot step on the court every time and play like the

US Open champion that you are, it is difficult, otherwise everyone

would be doing it. You cannot always execute the way that you

would like to, but sometimes there are questions over the shot

selection, 4-2, just, you are in command of this set, to play the

drop shot like that, then try the lob, it is not why he is the US

Open champion. He wants to be playing to the strengths and

dictating, playing with aggression and that is what he did on those

final two points. A quick look at what they are playing for, the

participation fees, all in US dollars. An undefeated winner makes

�1.1 million. That his five matches. Each round-robin victory is worth

about 81 doesn't bounce. Getting through the group and winning the

semi-final that is worth �256,000. It is good work if you can get it.

It is not bad. A quick look at the points as well. You can see that it

sits somewhere between a Grand Slam win, which is 2,000 points, and the

big nine a master's 1,000 events. When you reflect on the Olympic

gold, it was 750 points. That seems ridiculous when it is one of the

biggest tournaments of the year, that winning Olympic gold is less

Hold on a second, they do not have the Olympics every year - how long

do those points stay and a computer for? It is just the one year I! It

would be nice to have that cushion of 750 points in the bank for the

next three years. Novak Djokovic, world No. 1, has 11,500 points at

Beat return, setting up the forehand. That is when Murray is

Virtual mirror image of each other. Now, Tomas Berdych is a surprise

because he is tall, with long arms, and he serves the ball deep into

the court. And it's been called a The chairman of the All-England

Club. Ferocious Yorkshire county Tell me somebody that plays for

Decent golfer, is he? Be honest. is not bad, he is certainly

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The moment of truth in this match. Murray, serving to take this to a

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decider. The opening singles match Strong return, from a strong serve,

by Tomas Berdych, who managed to get his racket on the ball and get

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Fourth ace from Murray, all timely, Two very different cells, first one

at the have been-to utter, much lower, much more movement, that one

was just a flat bullet. -- at 15-30. So, Andy Murray is off and running

at the tournament this year. That is his set. We're going to a

decider. At least these involved in this tournament. What a relief for

everybody, too often, mother, coaches, Ivan Lendl, but mainly

himself. Last year, he could not give of his best against David

Ferrer, and had to pull out after that last -- first match. Let us

take a look at where Andy Murray is in the world rankings. He has

finished the last four years as Lord No. 4, currently, world No. 3,

and he is going to maintain that. Novak Djokovic will be world number

one, although when Roger Federer pulled out of Paris last week,

Novak Djokovic was guaranteed to end the year as world number one.

Rough well Nadal is number four, but he has not finished a match for

some time. David Ferrer can overtake Rafael Nadal and become

the top Spaniard, but it is pretty academic. We just want to see

Rafael Nadal back out on the court. We certainly do. There have been so

many highs for the game of tennis this year but the worst. Has been

no Rafa Nadal for the past few months. He is such a charismatic

player, he brings such energy and passion and enthusiasm. It will be

great to see him back in Australia early next year. I do not know

whether they are there has been any word if he is not playing in the

Davis Cup final, nobody really in tennis court that in 10 days' time

he would take to the court. Against the Czech Republic, in the Czech

Republic. It does not matter where it was played. In the context of

those matches when you're coming back from a long term injury, the

last place that you want to start is the best of five sets in the

Davis Cup final. When he does return, he will be looking to play

some shorter matches, to get some confidence back in his knees, then

moved to five-set matches. matter what happens, if Nadal does

come back and play as good tennis again, he will start favourite at

the French Open. He certainly will. His record there is phenomenal,

only one loss in his life at Roland Garros. And that was to Robin

Soderling in 2005. Congratulations de him and his partner, they a just

had their first child. He is another one that we were like to

see back. A couple of other bits of news Juergen Meltzer got married to

his mixed doubles partner. What about playing with your wife after

that? That could be quite tricky. Does Lucy play? No. Is your baby

going to be any good at tennis? really, no. My three yours play a

little bit in the summer, but I am not sure that their surname helps!

Can you imagine being a tennis parent? I am so grateful to my mum.

She was the one driving you run the country playing junior tournaments

when I was growing up, from the age of six or seven and it is a huge

The crowd are into it. It is the first singles match with the top

eight in the world going head to Couldn't have started the third set

any better. First time he has been in the lead for an hour and 32

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No more than a rally ball found Team Murray. 15-15. You have got

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the ball back in play. Mark that Three of the biggest six events in

world tennis have taken place in London. Wimbledon, the Olympics and

this one at the end of the season. Andy Murray average rally hit. Just

over a metre behind the baseline in the first set. In the second set,

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he has stepped it up. He has upped Was that long? Andy Murray's

reaction might have encouraged Berdych to challenge. It was low

That heartbeat makes me nervous, Tim. I think it makes the line

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Just struggling to turn defence into attack, Andy Murray. Amy

MacDonald, presumably supporting Andy Murray. The singer. Good

celebrity spotting round here. I You just sense, this change of

momentum in this match. It did take place in the second set, and it is

continuing into the third. Can Andy Murray capitalise with an early

It is something we have seen right from the first point of the match.

Berdych serves a second serve and Andy Murray happy to climb on board

and give it a good clout. It is an area Andy Murray has had a lot of

success. Berdych only winning 30th as at -- 37% of points on his

second serve. The story of the first two asserts was who took

their chances. Andy Murray had seven break points in the first set,

did not take any. Can he take his It is almost imperceptible, the way

he has done it. But he has and he is a break up in the final set his

Andy Murray. Also in the group, Jo- Wilfried Tsonga, the French No. 1

and Djokovic, who will end the year as world No. 1. It was against

Djokovic that Andy Murray's Grand Slam year really got into top gear.

The semi-final at the Australian Open was absolutely remarkable. Top

line in 2012. Semi-final at the Australian Open. Quarter final at

the French Open and got a set off David Ferrer. And Wimbledon final

and losing to Federer. And then he want the US Open. Finally the break

through. A little bit of Honky Tonk music going on in the O2 arena.

Being enjoyed by people who have watched nervously as Andy Murray

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has attempted to get off to a Still not the best drop shot I have

ever seen him hit. But at least he won the point this time. When he is

being created and proactive with it, trying to make things happen, he

can be devastating. -- creative. You have to be so good, fit and

strong to be able to play like Andy Murray plays. You can see the

evidence of his work in his body. He is a big, strong player now.

Years of training, and more ahead this winter at his base in Florida,

Just going back to that drop shot when Andy Murray did so well to

turn defence into attack, he had the opportunity to move forward. If

he drives that backhand he will win the point 99 times out of 100. If

he plays the drop shot he will So strong, on the high ball on the

forehand side. He has turned this around. He is beginning to express

himself as we know he can. But the job is not done yet. 3-1 in this

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We reflect on Andy Murray's last three matches when he failed to

close it out. In Paris last week, he will be keen to get the double

It was a good overrule. temptation as an umpire with Hawk-

Eye is to just sit there and call the score, but the job is more than

that. Your job is to overrule clear mistakes. And on the side line in

front of him, that was a clear You can just tell. When he gets

something off the playing surface like he did there, with that drive

down-the-line, he likes to play the drop shot. A big man might Berdych

at six foot five is not a perfect mover. But playing the percentages,

which way you will win the most points, the drop shot is probably

50-50. If he drives the forehand down-the-line and hits it towards

the corner and comes in, probably The problem is, he is 25 years of

age and has been playing that shot for 20 years. It is tough to get

There is good habits and bad habits, and Andy Murray's backhand whether

it is with a one-handed slice or the two handed dried, is as good as

UMPIRE: Mr Murray is challenging It was a great serve. Great server

and great technology isn't it? Doesn't know the score, doesn't

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Credit to Berdych. He has stepped up and attacked the those ground

I think he knows if he goes down a double break in this set, this

Well saved, Tomas Berdych. Keeps himself in this deciding set. 4-1

down probably would have been too much with two breaks of serve. Have

you been practicing a lot lately? little bit. Who with? I did have a

hit with Federer on Thursday at Queen's which was good fun. Hitting

the ball OK, is he? He is hitting it all right, yes. I was wondering

about the way I was hitting it. have to play at the Albert Hall

soon. What is it like practising with him? It is amazing how much

the game has changed with the spin they put on the ball. When Federer

first come out, he was someone that played with top spin, but look to

flatten the ball out. Now when he is rallying from the baseline it is

amazing the amount of work he gets on the ball. It is amazing to see

him play so effortlessly and make it look so easy. It you had to name

the Tim Henman ranking, forget the computer and everything else, who

is your best player in the world now question mark I think Djokovic,

the rankings do not like. What about number two? Federer, it again

it is tough to argue against that. He has won a Slam, he has won other

big tournaments. But it is fascinating this year how it has

unfolded. You have Djokovic dominating winning three out of the

four. Now this year it has been evenly spread. For different

winners. Serving with a break in the third, the US Open champion. It

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Andy Murray, very quick service game. A momentum maintain The.

Across his three service games in this final set, he hasn't lost a

point. He has only lost two points on serve. Work still to be done.

Berdych, a former Wimbledon Nice change of direction from

Berdych, who went down-the-line with a sliced backhand. He drew the

error. This negativity Andy Murray sometimes start shouting at himself

and his group over at the side, it is not helpful to him. He is 4-2 up.

The other guy down the other side wants to see you shouting at

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Andy Murray has played the right way in the first and third point of

this game. He should be frustrated with himself when he plays the

If Ivan Lendl has not been with Andy Murray since that US Open

victory and in that time, he has played three tournaments, he lost

in the semi-final in Tokyo, to one of the best serves I have ever seen,

the final in Shanghai, where he played an awesome match against

Novak Djokovic, they produced a classic. He had five match.S there,

and last week in Paris, he had one match point and serve the match,

had 30-0 in the second set, and lost. He has not had Ivan Lendl

around. Is that a surprise? And not necessarily. It is about finding

the balance and what works best for him. From Ivan Lendl's point of

view, he does not want to be on the road every week. In the lead up to

the major events and big tournaments, that is what he is

looking to have his impact and his training, because that is where you

put in the work, and tried to ingrain as good habits. I am

wondering if he is not having a snipe at Ivan Lendl, and he

provides a ready target, the fact that he keeps on getting so close

and he's been asked about these match points he has had, then

losing the matches. He would like to close this out. He is two games

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Two Czech coaches. Tomas Krupa working with Berdych. Has done for

He's playing with real purpose now, not looking to experiment in any of

these rallies. He just wants to finish this match with the win. He

Sailing towards the winning line. We'll see. Closing a match is

difficult. Given his recent history, why not go for the break of serve?

Save yourself the trouble of It is not entirely up to marry,

whether he gets the break or not. - - to Murray. Berdych will be

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UMPIRE: Mr Morris challenging the ball -- Mr Marais is challenging

the ball. -- Murray. Is it came over, or second serve? Second serve.

He's going to serve for a round- robin win in the first match. How

does he approach this game, Andy Murray, given that the last three

matches he has played he has had match point and lost? From a mental

point of view he has got to stay in the present tense, he does not want

to go into the past and think about those matches where he lost, about

the previous two and three quarter sets, he wants to focus on the

present point, on the process, and not the outcome, to stand up with a

plan for the first point in the game and execute it. With the way

that he has been serving, it has got better as the match has gone on.

His first service as jump up to 57%, which could be improved, and 63% on

his second serve. He has looked Just roll on and see what happens.

There is a tennis player under there, and he will emerge, and try

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It is a little bit tight. On the second serve, just 79mph. That is

not big. It was not a good process and it was not a good outcome. He

That has been Andy Murray's goal to serve, 110 miles an hour, with a

what to do top spin for that margin for error, but the policeman has

been excellent. -- with a little bit of spin, and the placement has

That was an important exchange. A big "come on!" from Murray. Don't

tell me he is not thinking about these other matches. 75 miles an

hour second set up. -- second serve. Two points away. APPLAUSE AND

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Victory for Andy Murray. He is up and running at the World Tour

finals. He finished off well. First match is never easy. Especially

when everyone is world-class. He returns to his country and to his

audience, has crowd, and he gave them what they want. That was a

working performance from Andy Murray. He did not win easily but

That was all about getting the victory. He had to have

determination. Tomas Berdych played his part and he now plays Jo-

Wilfried Tsonga and Novak Djokovic and will have to beat both of them

in this round-robin format, to get through to the semi-finals. An

important victory for Andy Murray, after that match of his last week,

having to fend off all those questions. He will have to play Jo-

Wilfried Tsonga and Novak Djokovic as well. It his grip be here

tomorrow, with Federer versus Tipsarevic, and Del Potro versus

Ferrer. Andy Murray returns to these shores to play for the first

time as a Grand Slam champion, and does it in some style. We look

forward to Wednesday, and his second singles match. It will be

interesting to get his thoughts on how nervous he was about trying to

Let's hear from Andy now. There are not any easy matches at the World

Tour finals. It is very tough from the start. It has been very tough.

Nice to have home support. always helps! There are been some

big matches in London in the last few months... Which was that?

Queen's, obviously Wimbledon and the Olympics, the support in the

last few months has been great. believe you did all right in New

York as well. Yes, it is one last push for the end of the year, and

having so many people watching helps get the adrenalin rush.

wondering how important you felt it was getting into your grew in that

match and getting into the semi- finals. You have got Djokovic and

stronger in your group as well. How much importance that you put on it?

You have to treat it like a knockout event. If you win the

first couple of matches, you have got a chance of progressing. You

just focus like it was a major event. I have won two matches here,

and not gone through, it happened a few years ago. We will be hoping

that does not happen. What have you done with the US Open trophy? Where

is it in the House? We Jubilee by Stolle do not have it? They have

not still delivered it. They said December, which seems like a long

time to me, but anyway, I will take I am sure he will have a special

place Michael the trophy when it arrives. He's bidding for a trophy

at the World Tour finals and he has made a terrific start. He had his

chances in that first set but came through at 6-4 in the third set and

tonight, Novak Djokovic, the world No. 1, announced this morning, he

takes on Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Novak Djokovic has won their last six

meetings. If you want to listen to that there is coverage on BBC Radio

5 Live Sports extra. We're back tomorrow afternoon for Federer

against Tipsarevic in Group B. That first set, I was thinking, so many

break-point chances and he let them slip away. There were times he did

not make break point, times when Tomas Berdych played well and break

point but, in the context of a round-robin event, a win is a win.

There are not any points for style round artistic impression. His

reaction at the end of that last game, you could tell at the last

three tournaments, he was aware of that, he wanted to be very

professional in that last game and he will be pleased to get the

victory under his belt. He seemed to turn it around at the start of

the second set. And it is almost imperceptible to the naked eye, but

he just draws people in, he's creative on the court, he misses

you about, he pulls you from side to side, short, long, he has got it

all. It is a vital win, to play himself into this event. He is so

tough to beat on this surface. And the crowd will become more animated,

as he does. The last game, he was very nervous, the double fault at

40-15, second serve, a couple forehands in the rally but he drew

the error. Sometimes you have just got to win, whatever it takes, and

I thought that was gutsy, today. does not matter how experienced you

are, when you have lost three match is at match point, and throwing in

that double fault at second serve, it is a tough game. The psychology

of sport is about staying in the present tense. There is no doubt

his mind was going back to the last couple of weeks. He had to put that

out of his mind. At 40-30, that second serve was definitely going

to be tight, but he will take an enormous amount of confidence from

that match, he has won the match when he did not play his best. Andy

Murray has found a way to get through that. In the context of how

this tournament works, to get the first victory under a your belt, it

is a very important step. He has important matches coming up against

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Djokovic but he will be pleased with that, today.

Let us take a look at the big points, the dominance that he

showed. When he is playing the sort of points, he looks much the

unbeatable. Break-point down at the beginning of the second set. That

forehand, that is tremendous. That takes some does. You have got to

trust your technique. And here, this is where he shifted gear.

the beginning of the second set. After having so many break points

and getting so many opportunities, finally, he got the break through.

If you're one of the other guys, how do you worry about that? It is

like going through a brick wall, and he is only going to get

stronger and better. It is so much better for him, when he is

proactive and aggressive. He does have that string to his bow that he

can make his opponent hit extra shots, and he wants to be close to

the baseline looking to use his backhand and dictating the points.

That has got to be done with the first set up. The first serve

numbers were not great, but, he was the one that was able to get two

sets under his belt. He has got such a wide variety of shots. Look

captain mixing up the pace, he is just a complete player now. -- look

at him. When I was a player it was all about changing pace and

confusing the opponent. If you can get out there and just play your

game, that is fine, but if it is not good enough, what are you going

to do? He is a master at making people play worse than they would

do, because he draws the error, the all time. He keeps his opponent off

balance. Watching Andy Murray over the next five, six, seven years, he

is going to step it up. You can see how relaxed he is, now, in the

interview. It is such a relief to get that finally out of the way.

Used a body as well, you know exactly what that pressure has been

like. -- you suffered it as well. The circumstances of that US Open

final were huge because he had been in three Grand Slam finals and was

not able to get the victory. If he had lost four Grand Slam finals he

would have been the first person ever to have done match and it

would have been very difficult for him. But you can see there was a

sense of relief, at having got that monkey of his back, he's going to

look to win more, and we are talking about that earlier, we

think he's going to go on and win multiple Grand Slams. He has got a

great opportunity in Australia at the beginning of next year. Roger

Federer is not going to be around forever, and his game matches up

well against Djokovic, and who knows what is going to happen with

Rafael Nadal? It is a very exciting time. You do not know how many

years Roger Federer is going to stay at the top, and this rivalry

between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic is doing nicely. It could

be another classic. Every time they play, like in Shanghai recently,

I'm not sure whether they would have dug this deep, that is the

essence of a rivalry. Here we go. I think it matters very much to them

to beat each other. This is magnificent. Djokovic has the

ability to pull off the shot that no one else can do. Do you know

what, I had forgotten this, thank you for pulling it out of the

archives. Let us hope that Andy Murray is not watching! That return

that Djokovic did against Federer, he has the ability to pull off the

amazing shot. He does not know when he is beaten. He will keep fighting

from the first point to the last. But you'll catch their head-to-head

record, they are both relatively young and a played 16 times and

there have been some epic matches. We do about the Australian Open?

Andy Murray had that one on his racket at the end as well. At the

Olympics, the were there for that, Andy Murray went to another level

when Djokovic tried to lift it up. Really, the future is theirs.

Whether Rafael Nadal joins them or not. To me, he is the most glorious

tennis player I have seen, but the future belongs to Djokovic and

Murray, and Nadal, if he stays fit. Djokovic seems to have this ability,

finishing this year as world No. 1, he is such a fighter. There will be

some doubts about Djokovic, how you was going to do better after last

year because he won three out of four Grand Slams, he lost so few

matches, but this year he has finished Court Number One, but he

could almost say that it has been a little bit disappointing. He won

the Australian Open and was so close in the other majors. He is

still the man to beat. But Andy Murray's game is improving all the

time. Looking at the group, Djokovic against money could be the

final. How do you deal with this? - - against Andy Murray. This group

match might overnight not be live but they been not like losing to

each other, it is going to be on Friday. They are just going to go

at each other. When you say it might not matter, it matters as to

who you play in the semi-final. want to go through as champion so

that you face the runner up from the other group, but, can you dig

deep and sacrifice yourself a? That is another question. I am talking

about that 1%, the might seem to be able to bash each other within an

inch of their life, every time they play. In Group E, the macabre and

to be in action tomorrow, -- they are going to be in action. Roger

Federer, we wrote him off and he comes back and wins Wimbledon. This

is him from last year, the defending champion, he has won it

in the last two years and you would be brave to write him off as we

almost did at Wimbledon. Certainly in these conditions, on an indoor

court, he has the most incredible record. He has won this end of your

championship six times. He knows that this is the last one of the

year, he wants to have this final push, for another fantastic year.

His Grand Slam tally is up to 17. He is still so eager, he still

enjoys what he does so much, so he will fancy his chances. That is it