Day 8 - Final Tennis: World Tour Finals

Good evening and welcome to one of

the most popular venues for tennis,

the O2 Arena and this is what they

are playing for tonight, the Nitto

ATP Finals trophy, but it is not the

final be expected. At the start of

the week, it was billed as the Roger

and Rafa show, but neither one has

made it through. One player has

beaten both of those superstars this

week, David Goffin. He takes on the

immensely talented Bulgarian Grigor

Dimitrov, one of the best shot

makers in the business. So sit back

and enjoy Coughlin versus Dimitrov

as they prepare for the biggest

final of their careers -- Goffin.

It

has been the best year of my career.

It has been amazing. Goffin

continues to impress. I have

performed on the biggest stages.

Dimitrov with a comprehensive

victory.

He has always been my idol

and ability at this stage was a

dream.

Tennis history at this stage

for Goffin. It is goodbye Federer.

I

had to go to a new level.

One

chance... One opportunity.

One year.

One champion.

It may not be the

final that many predicted bread it

is going to be a beautiful tennis

match. Tim and Andrew are with they

once again, two very stylish players

on court today.

How fast we you up

from the courtside? Well done to Sue

Barker, still showing up and go.

These to form horses, if you beat

Federer, you are ready to play.

Goffin, no one had heard been here

before and Dimitrov, a man who

adores playing in front of 17,500

people. It has been his time for a

long time so he will start as most

people's favourite but imagine the

confidence Goffin has having beaten

Federer and Nadal in the same week

but the guy he is playing here, he

only got two games of a few days

ago.

It will be mind games for both

players, but it has been that sort

of season and who would have thought

Roger Amrabat would come back and

win two Grand Slams. It shows there

is a change in the game -- Roger and

Rafa.

It epitomises the season, it

has been very difficult to predict,

Roger and Rafa dominating the slams

and coming into this event, you

thought those two would-be shoe ins

to make the final. We always talk

about the difference in this event

being the round robin, you can lose

in the group stage and still get to

the final and that is what David

Goffin has done. Two incredible wins

beating Roger and Rafa but he got a

bit of a

beating Roger and Rafa but he got a

bit of a lesson against Dimitrov in

the group stages.

This was against

Federer, so emotional, he had a

picture of him on his wall growing

up.

It was amazing and Roger Federer

was very quick to congratulate David

and say you deserve this. He looked

a bit jaded most of the week, Roger.

He played a bit of nice tennis but

it is not the end of the world that

he lost in the semifinal.

it is not the end of the world that

he lost in the semifinal. Certainly

the new start-up tennis Libor David

Goffin to make the final, so good to

see the start of a new superstar. I

don't want to bore people with

numbers, I will on commentary, but

he changed his game during the

course of play. Didn't need anybody

in his ear telling him anything, or

talk to a coach, he did it himself

and I know you love that. He showed

real flexibility and a willingness

to adapt. He is an intelligent

player and entertaining to watch as

a result of that.

Roger was asked in

the press conference, what you think

he changed in the game and he said,

he just got better and smiled. And

he did, he did get better. We can

hear now that the players will be

approaching. Tim, you know what it

is like to play these big matches on

the big occasion. To win a title, it

can change your career.

Very much

so, this is the biggest match in

both of their careers and I think

they there would have expected to be

in this situation but they are both

playing well enough to grasp the

opportunity. The start, as is often

the case, is important. In both guys

are nervous, it'll be interesting to

see who gets to the best start.

The first Belgian to qualify for the

Nitto ATP Finals, David Goffin.

APPLAUSE

Ladies and gentlemen, playing as his

first season finale, winner of seven

ATP World Tour titles, from

Bulgaria, Grigor Dimitrov.

APPLAUSE

SUE BARKER: Do you feel that

Dimitrov is the favourite in this

one because of his style of play?

All week, his tennis has been a

celebration, almost a coming-of-age.

We saw at the beginning of the year

at the Australian Open, when he

played one of the matches of the

year against Nadal and he has

reproduced at many times. And in

interviews after these matches, he

seems calm and says there is more

work to be done. Against Jack Sock,

he could have easily led that one go

so I think we are seeing a

coming-of-age for Dimitrov, so he is

favourite for me. And of course he

beat this guy for the loss of two

games earlier this week. I am not

sure how much relevance that has,

Goffin will recover.

Goffin came

through in three sets against Nadal

and Federer. Will he be fatigued

mentally?

I don't think so, I think

the way he has played, the

adrenaline will kick in. He still

has a busy time because the Davis

Cup final is coming up. This is a

huge match and it will be a test for

him to put the match against

Dimitrov earlier in the tournament

out of his mind. He has to take the

good points of his match against

Federer, when he was taking the ball

up the line a lot and hitting

Plattenhardt and not making unforced

errors, that will be an important

tactic for him.

Dimitrov just taking

his time. He has started well in

almost every match. He was up three

level yesterday.

He is playing

phenomenal tennis. It is sort of odd

that he hasn't had his back prepared

and everything sorted out. He wears

a big wristband on the right-hand

side, I don't know if he has that,

but everything is meticulous, he

won't be rushed. Some protection on

for a blister, to make the grip

stick in his hand. We don't want any

injuries.

He just likes the sound of

the music, I think.

Ladies and

gentlemen, good evening and welcome

to the Nitto ATP Finals. We are

about to flip a coin. I will show

David, heads is ATP, tales is FedEx.

Heads is called, so up in the air.

FedEx. Grigor Dimitrov, please, sir.

Three photos facing the chair.

Dimitrov serving, he wants to get

ahead in this set and start as well

as in previous matches. Let's hear

from the players, starting with

Goffin, who has beaten the world Cup

to this week.

It was an opportunity

to play my best tennis and I did in

the first match and here for the

first time in a semifinal, against

Roger, another

first time in a semifinal, against

Roger, another opportunity and I

took it, to play my best tennis. It

was really important. To play

against Roger with a lot of

intention and try to play on my

baseline, to do something different.

I just wanted to come out here in

this tournament and give everything

I have for myself. The last event of

the year, my goal was to finish top

ten and I was very happy that I did

but each time I walked out on Centre

Court, it was very, very

but each time I walked out on Centre

Court, it was very, very special. I

really appreciate it a lot and you

absolutely want to do better and

better in each round. I think so

far, I have been doing a great job.

Poor old Goffin. Dimitrov completes

a comprehensive victory.

Obviously

it is different now, it is a

different stage of the tournament.

You have to play the same player

again, which never happens. David

had great wins against rough up and

Roger and Dominic Thiem, he has been

playing super good and I'm just

thankful to be in that final and I

don't think I want to change

anything at all, because everything

so far has been working well for me

and, again, whatever, I need to be

ready.

It is my first final in this

type of tournament. I have no

experience and I try as a debutante

to play my best tennis.

experience and I try as a debutante

to play my best tennis.

SUE BARKER: This is what happened

last night, Grigor Dimitrov, I

mentioned, was 3-0 up in the first

set and lost it and lost a few games

in the next set. He said he didn't

play as well as previous matches but

it is all about winning the last

point.

This was a grinder of the

match, Jack Sock at a fantastic

tournament and they're all sorts of

different looks at Dimitrov and he

had to work so hard to get back into

the match it was spectacular, his

competitive spirit.

It was a

different batch technically, because

Sok had a lot more variation using

the sliced backhand and a huge

forehand. But with Goffin beating

Federer in the first semifinal, they

are aware of what a great

opportunity it is for the winner of

that batch. So it was a tough

challenge for Dimitrov, he got off

to a good start but lost the first

set. He stayed patient and stayed

calm and turned it around with the

next two sets. Another impressive in

full -- performance and I think he

has been my player of the tournament

so far. We will see whether he has

one more good performance left.

Against Goffin, who has beaten

Federer and Nadal this week, there

are only six players who have done

that in one week.

Novak Djokovic has

beaten Federer and Nadal five times

in the same week, Murray did it back

in 2010, Del Potro when he won the

US Open. It is an awesome

achievement to do that. In the same

week that you beat Nadal and

Federer, use sero- toot your

opponent tonight -- you lose 0- two.

But imagine the confidence going

through Dimitrov's body at the

moment and for Goffin, another match

where he will be required to change

the spins, the heights over the net

and think his way to victory.

He is

very capable of this. Dimitrov's

coach has been looking at Goffin's

matches and he will have tactics in

place. It is interesting that he has

given him a real purpose there and

has improved so much since he has

been working with Dimitrov and I

hear that as soon as he comes off

the court, if Danny has seen

anything, he takes into the practice

court, whatever time of night and

says we are working on this for 15

minutes, half an hour.

A couple of

times, he has been on the practice

courts half an hour after the match

and for me, the weapons for Dimitrov

have always been the pieces of the

puzzle but it is how he fits them

together. That is where Danny has

done a fantastic job. In the match

will that they played earlier in the

week, what impressed me was how

patient Dimitrov was from the back

of the court. He stayed in the

rallies and waited for the

opportunity but then changed the

pace and used the big forehand to

dominate proceedings and it is

whether he can sustain that high

level of play, because Goffin will

take a lot of confidence from

beating Federer. You could say

Federer and Dimitrov play a similar

type of game and if he can beat

Federer, he can be Dimitrov.

Dimitrov has had a great year, he

started it well, winning in

Brisbane.

Playing so well in the

Australian Open and he said

finishing in the top ten would be a

fantastic achievement but

irrespective of what happens today,

he will finish number three and he

will be desperately keen to finish

this year off with the biggest title

of his career.

A fantastic year and

a fantastic year for Goffin as well

and looking at the serving stats,

Akron is winning a lot of points. He

hasn't got a big serve but he places

it well.

It is the 1- to punch, when

he hits his spot and gets an average

replied, he flattens things. When he

is stepping in with a forehand or

using the backhand, they are both

good weapons. Movement, he is quick

around the court, but for me, this

patch is still dictated by Dimitrov,

this kind of whether he can produce

the kind of level that Goffin can't

keep up with whether his lob lawful

drops and Goffin has a chance --

whether his level drops.

The early

stages are crucial. We have always

wondered about his potential and

whether it will be his breakthrough.

You feel like he is there now and he

can play on the big occasion. A big

final like this isn't going to

affect him.

You never know. Neither

of them have been at this stage.

Dimitrov won his first Masters 1,000

in Cincinnati, that was a fantastic

result. This is unquestionably the

biggest moment in Goffin's life and

so the early stages are important.

Dimitrov got off to a good start

against Sok but ended up losing the

set 6-4.

There is a familiar face.

David Beckham, have you played

tennis with him?

I haven't. I think

his son is pretty clean as well. It

emphasises how much interest there

is in this event at this time of

year and they will begin to season

good tennis.

You are saying the

start is the keeper Dimitrov was 3-0

up against Sok and lost the set. He

can't have be gape otherwise Goffin

world pounds.

The minutiae will be

the aggressor from the back of the

court and who can maintain the

consistency. If there is any dip,

that is when the opportunity will be

there for the opponent. Given the

way they have played this week, the

head-to-head, I think Dimitrov is

the favourite.

Thank you very much,

we are all set for this final, the

who

we are all set for this final, the

who will win the final tournament of

the year? Andrew, all yours.

ANDREW COTTER: Thank you, the

biggest title in tennis after the

major championships of Australia,

France, Wimbledon and USA. It is a

massive match. Best-of-3 sets, full

house, off we go.

Absolutely central to the outcome of

this match and the way it goes is

points one after a second serve --

points won. This is the key ground,

or could be, second serve points

won, we will keep you up to speed

with it.

In the group match this week, second

serve points won, when Goffin

served, he only won 20% of the

points, one in five.

That late finish last evening in his

semifinal against Jack Sock. An

emotional contest, big prize. He

came through. Probably would have

preferred to play earlier in the

day.

Second serves... Two points that

Dimitrov has played behind his

second serve, he's lost in this

game. Key battle ground. Break

point, this is something else he

didn't do in the first match, break

serve.

TIM HENMAN: Or get a game in the

first set.

I feel like I've said it for every

match this week, the standard of

play, the quality of hitting from

the first point is so impressive.

There is no easing your way in,

trying to find your rhythm. These

boys are ready to go.

Five foot 11, 68 kilos, grey socks,

bandage on his knee. Brilliant

player.

If you see him in the park, you'd

fancy your chances before he starts

hitting.

Wow.

Fantastic. Not for Dimitrov. Seeing

the ball like a basketball, full of

confidence. And the Davis Cup final

next week for Dell Drummond against

France, but is it Lilles, indoors.

What a year. -- for Belgium against

France.

So proactive, going around,

using the big forehand. Even if he

had missed it, it was sending a

message that he is the one prepared

to stand up and have a swing at it.

Points won on second serve, Dimitrov

served four second serves in that

game and lost everyone of them.

Dimitrov saying to himself, "Is this

the same guy I played against four

days ago?"

Well, Dimitrov really got some

squash action on that one. Boris

Becker with those here, colleague of

hours at the BBC. -- of ours.

Dimitrov with the chance to break

back straightaway.

Fascinating start, hope you are

enjoying it. Intense competition, as

you would expect. Season-ending

championships, ATP finals. Just

eight men came here, the best eight,

a number of superstars missing. Andy

Murray

a number of superstars missing. Andy

Murray still with a

a number of superstars missing. Andy

Murray still with a bad hip, we will

hope to see him in January in

Australia. Stan Wawrinka injured,

Novak Djokovic injured, Kei

Nishikori, the same thing. But the

tennis has been better, I think,

this year than in many previous

years.

If there is an area that gets a

little bit pushy sometimes in the

Dimitrov game, it is the second

serve. It's the same for a lot of

players. The first serve speed can

drop off quite alarmingly.

UMPIRE: Please turn off your

flashlight, sir, thank you.

Left, first service.

Well, there is not a lot of weight

on him, but the way he transfers it

threw the ball is beautiful.

Dimitrov has used this was quite

well but that just floated in the

middle of the court. Great

placement, getting the angle off the

court.

UMPIRE: Sir, once again, turn it

off, please.

Let, first service.

Unbelievable start to this final.

Three breaks of serve. Quarter of an

hour of great intensity from both.

Holding serve could be the biggest

challenge this evening.

I want to acknowledge the passing of

a great fen tennis champion from the

40s and 50s, a great character

around the place. Could talk the

hind legs off a donkey. A great man

and a dual citizen of Ecuador and

the United States. He passed at 96.

Thought we would mention that T Tim,

you were getting together with great

players from the '90s today. There

was a gathering? That is right. The

ATP have put together a final's club

and celebrating all the players that

played in the tour-ending

championships in the 1990s. And

that's you!

That was me. And it was

a good turnout.

How many people?

I'm

going to say there were 75.

Pretty

rare club.

Not all players. People

could bring a guest.

And you did

haven't a boozy Sunday lunch, did

you?

No.

Professional. Very nice to

keep the togetherness of the game in

the tense of community. This will be

the last time the tennis world

gathers until January. The next big

gathering the Australian Open. I

cannot wait for that.

We talk about

players getting an early break.

Today it may be who can get the

early hold?

They played ten points

behind them between their second

serves and only two points have been

won behind the second serve. These

guys are treating second serves

these days as a short ground stroke.

Well won second serve. 84 miles per

hour, but it had Dimitrov scrambling

to his right-hand side.

57 match wins already this year.

He's got the winning habit.

When Dimitrov uses the slow slice

deep, you feel that Goffin struggles

a little bit to generate pace and

then Dimitrov can step in and start

to dominate the rallies.

That's a gift.

Not a tid her 93 miles per hour, but

shouldn't really miss from that

point.

Goffin rarely hits a big hit

second serve, so he's more likely to

go into the forehand.

Looked pretty good from here.

The first two aces of the match.

Finished off his match against

Federer to serve two aces to begin

that game. So he's finding his spots

and capitalised on the break, 3-1.

He's now got more games in 19

minutes than he did last in the

group stages to Dimitrov - a

completely different match.

A great friend of Andy Murray's. He

was with Andy at the academy and

with him for so many of historiment

ofs.

Working with Grigor Dimitrov -- of

his Triumphs. Working with Grigor

Dimitrov.

No such thing as an easy service

game in this match... So far.

Dimitrov holds serve 23 minutes. Now

Tim Henman has been saying it is

pretty exclusive club, rightly. The

players who have participated in

this season-ending event, this

eight-man event, and David Goffin is

a member of being a smaller club,

because this week he's beaten

Federer and Nadal in the same

tournament. They have been out there

since 2001, two, three. Four or five

for Nadal, it is a rare thing. Novak

Djokovic has done it four times -

that is amazing.

Andy Murray did this in 2010 in

Montreal, one of the masters 1,000.

Juan Martin del Potro that was his

Open in 2009. It is a rare club

indeed. Deed It would be rarer to

beat them both and then lose the

tournament. What do you make of this

so far?

It is a gutsy hold from

Dimitrov. It's funny that in their

first match he faced one break

point. Had one break point, didn't

take it. Already in this match he's

broken twice. Almost had a chance to

break again.

You might have seen a picture of a

winner 1998.

You were good at this game.

Still are.

They are playing for £1 million and

two million -- they are playing for

one million

and 200,000 dollars.

Goffin, only serving at 44%, first

serves.

He could do with finding the target

now.

Perfect point.

Definitely the go-two side, isn't

it, the wide.

Would haven't expected that stat

after five-and-a-half games.

He brings subtlety to the court that

crowds the world over love. That is

a volley off - you need that lovely

touch and control for that.

But it

is a complete reversal from the

previous match when Goffin looked

like he was struggling to win

points, let alone games.

Now he's the dominant force from the

back of the court.

First ace,

Dimitrov.

I know he missed that one, but I

think he's in the zone at the

moment, Goffin. Feels like he could

make every shot. He may not make

every one, but he feels like

everything's possible.

It is a rare state to find yourself

in as a sports person, in complete

control of yourself.

Three new tennis balls.

Goffin's ability to adapt this week

was demonstrated by numbers from the

semifinal against Roger Federer.

Lost the first set. Thought he would

be out played. Upped his second

serve return speed from 64 all the

way to 76 miles per hour. So second

serve return. Average backhand from

67 to 70. His average neck clearance

came down. He started to drive the

ball through the court much lower.

And the ground stroke speed went

from 69 to 73. Normally numbers,

whatever, but it was his ability to

adapt that impressed so much and

continues to.

Absolutely. After that first set

Federer was so clean in his

performance I think he'd been

average in group stages and when he

won that first set of the

semi-finals, Federer, 6-2, I

thought, OK, he's clicking into gear

but Goffin did so well just to hang

with him early in the second set. He

got the break of serve to go up 3-0.

That is when the match began to

swing in his favour.

Really did a good job of maintaining

that level.

Young players in particular will

often say, well, when they are asked

that question, of what will you do?

I will just play my game. You cannot

just play your game because there is

somebody down the other end still.

Federer was unable to operate at the

level he wanted to because of what

Goffin was doing. It was still a

contest between two people out

there.

There are signs of tension here.

A big area.

Just about...

Surprise play.

. It was a good serve, but I feel

Dimitrov could be hedging his bets

covering that forehand side.

Wow! There's the match player,

second serve-and-volley. Chip

return.

Goffin will gobble that up.

101

miles per hour, second serve.

Gutsy serve, gutsy play.

So much more interesting to watch

than some seven foot monster serving

aces.

With respect to seven-foot monsters.

From a gutsy second serve to a

nervous second serve.

David Goffin is happy that didn't

register on the speed gun.

He has capitulated on serve.

A lot of support in London, of

course.

Ten years on tour. Just 26 years of

age. What an opportunity tonight.

A battle ground with the second

serve...

It seems to me the faster

Dimitrov plays, the less time Goffin

has to hit the ball, when he's able

to ask the question of Goffin, what

are you going to do?

23 shots - that one had the most

spin on it. It was a lunge for

Dimitrov to get it down-the-line.

Poke it away.

120 metres run between them, there

or thereabouts. Most of it sprinting

and changing direction. A taxing

rally.

He keeps buzzing away, Goffin. Just

won't go away.

Great return serve there.

If he had this one back he might aim

at the Dimitrov backhand.

I think he just needed to do more

with the shot. Whether he had gone

into the back or forehand, he would

have liked the approach to be close

tore the baseline, closer to the --

closer to the baseline, closer to

the sideline.

And from 4-2 down, to 5-4 up. Good

work, the last 13/14 minutes from

Dimitrov.

He's been the coming man for so

long, hasn't he? We talked for years

about the next generation coming up.

Who would take the place of the Big

Four? This does feel like an arrival

for...

And he showed a lot of

maturity there in the last three or

four games. No panic.

Respected that Goffin's played a lot

of good tennis, but he's done a good

job on serve. He got the break point

opportunity to get back on level

terms. And the athletic ability of

both guys incredible to watch.

It

takes time to adapt to the

attention, the lenses on you. Grigor

Dimitrov, a man attracted to that

part of the entertainment industry

that he is in. But now it feels like

it's all about tennis. He's had a

series of high-profile relationships

and he's had attention both wanted

and unwanted from all of that.

I don't even know whether he's going

out with Nicole Scherzinger, or not.

It's a measure of his tennis that we

don't talk about that.

And Goffin's

been the one that's been in charge

of this first set.

After nine games finds himself

serving a 4-5, serving to stay in

the set.

Only made 46% of first serves. Needs

to find his mark right now.

A good serve from Goffin, but I

would just...

He's got to cover

that, hasn't he?

Got to beat you the

other way.

That's the one you tip your hat.

Great serve. But I think he finds it

much harder to hit the first serve

up the tee and the first serve out

wide to the backhand.

That 5-5 first set, I wouldn't have

thought Goffin had hit five winners

and Dimitrov only four. That is a

reflection of how aggressive Goffin

is trying to be from the back of the

court.

There wasn't an awful lot of forward

on that, was there?

Definitely

getting a little bit tight on his

second serve. He uses his legs very

well, but his right elbow can get a

little bit of low with the throwing

of the racket edge. You will enjoy

elbow nice and high, his gets a

little bit low.

Once again, Goffin coming in on the

Dimitrov forehand. Desperate defence

from the Bulgarian. The slice off

the top of the net, this one here,

just catching the top of the net?

Beaten for speed.

A couple of good first serves their

from Dimitrov after serving two

double faults.

Dimitrov came into this year ranked

at number 17 in the world, coming

into this tournament number six and

number three at the end of the

tournament, whether he wins or

loses. That is certainly good enough

for a nomination in the most

improved category. To think a couple

of years ago, what was he down at?

I

think he was at 40, at one stage,

when Danny came on board and proved

to be a very, very good team.

He has

had a succession of coaches over the

years, has Dimitrov, and they have

all tried to have their input. He is

a strong headed lad, must have had

seven or eight. Came back down to

McNamara, and I believe Peter

Lungdren was with him. Roger

Rasheed, the Australian, he made him

work so hard physically. But

certainly an important one in Dani

Vallverdu, as Tim Henman was saying.

It has felt like he has played the

best tennis this week, until the

semifinals, when Goffin's victory

over Federer may have challenged him

on that one. But a great week for

Bulgarian sport. Normally wrestlers,

boxes and football stars that they

focus on but this one will really

have an impact back home. This into

this, it is going to help...

Brilliant defence from Dimitrov.

5-6, 0- 15, not easy to come up with

those shots. Dimitrov two points

away from the first set.

Controlled aggression from Dimitrov.

Left, first service. -- let.

Picked

the right way, let.

That is a big he is in Bulgaria.

That is fantastic. What the

footwork. -- what footwork. Goffin

might have edged six or eight inches

into the court, took the ball on.

Lovely, just moving on the diagonal

with this forehand, just said I am

not letting this rally go on.

Superb. Another set point saved.

No, not this time.

Third set point.

Dimitrov did very

well to make him play the volley at

the net, it was a good approach by

Goffin.

Letter, first service.

Coughlin hasn't made many first

serves in this set but found the

couple at the right time. -- Goffin.

That was a terrible volley on the

backhand. Just pushed it. I think it

was even worse on the forehand

volley.

He wasn't going to get a second bite

of the cherry, was he?

It was

terrible, and he knows it.

It was a

shocker.

Used to be called the elbow. I

understand the nerves.

UMPIRE: Mr Dimitrov is challenging

the call, write baseline.

I think

they lined church was a bit nervous

by the sound of the boys but I still

think it is the correct call.

You

think this was out?

Just.

That is a

great call, let's have a close above

that line judge. That is a fifth set

point... No, I'm getting nervous,

advantage Goffin. Got the elbow.

The computer is wearing again.

UMPIRE: Mr Goffin is challenging the

call, let service line.

The line

judges are on form tonight.

The call

stands.

Now we have a fifth set point.

Excellent set of tennis. Brilliant

from both players at times. One hour

played and the first set goes to

Dimitrov. 7-5. That is excellent.

Superb return

Dimitrov. 7-5. That is excellent.

Superb return of serve and he was

hedging to the forehand side, Goffin

going down the middle and Dimitrov

getting on top of the rally

straightaway with the forehand

return. Narrow margins, great set.

straightaway with the forehand

return. Narrow margins, great set.

You have been brilliant all week at

this, so off you go.

You wouldn't

have thought Goffin would be the one

hitting more winners but he has

taken the risks, 14 winners, 20

unforced errors for Goffin. Six

winners and 14 unforced errors for

Dimitrov. It is a tight set of

tennis. Dimitrov showed a lot of

maturity, didn't get to the best of

certainly didn't panic. Interesting

there, the long rallies over nine

shots, winning seven - two.

Patient build-up. This is where we

can see some big differences.

Second

serve.

69% first serve, only 42% for

Goffin. Both struggling on second

serves. That is an area Goffin will

look to improve, only 42% first

serves, giving too much of a look at

second serves.

The squiggly lines

are the break points they had and

where they had them. 13 break points

in what is a very close final. The

bad news

in what is a very close final. The

bad news as far as Goffin fans are

concerned, and there are more at the

end of the week than they were at

the start, Dimitrov has won 41

matches and lost four this year when

winning the first set. So an

absolutely key battle ground at the

end of that set and Dimitrov taking

territory.

UMPIRE: Time.

Mum delighted. Sports teacher,

former volleyball player. His dad is

a tennis coach. They realised, as he

did, that he would have do move

around the world. But he was a young

man on the road ride from the word

go, learning his craft. Learning how

to live away, toughening up. Second

set.

Dimitrov will look to get off to a

better start in the second set, to

really keep the pressure on Goffin,

get his nose in front in the second.

It is a bit like playing a Davis Cup

match against pork area in here --

against Bulgaria. Next week, David

Goffin for Belgium, he has led his

country to a second Davis Cup final.

The last one was 2015, when they

lost to Great Britain. There is

somebody else who was at your lunch

today, Stefan Edberg with his wife.

Tilbrook behind their -- Bill Brooke

behind there, from the All-England

Club. Seven times Grand Slam

champion Mats Wilander.

Talking about getting rid of nets

and lets.

Swaps. I'm not sure he saw Goffin

coming in, drop showed to earth guy

coming up to the net, no future

there.

-- drop shot to a guy.

That one out wide is the go to for

both players in the deuce box. Big

points going there are a lot of the

time.

The ATP finals, the season-ending

championships, in London until 2020,

so three more additions here. This

is 48 championships old, it goes all

the way back to 1973, but let's take

you from the year 2000. It is a

great championship. Gustavo Kuerten,

the great Brazilian player, he won

in Lisbon against Andre Agassi and

Lleyton Hewitt won it twice, Sydney

the first time and Shanghai in 2002.

David Nalbandian in 2005 beat Roger

Federer, 7-6 in the fifth set. Roger

Federer came back and won its Army

Times, six in total. Used to be the

best-of-5 sets, reduced to three and

2,000 and eight -- 2008. 2009 was

the first time this championships

came to London. I don't think there

was any greater in atmosphere than

last year when Andy Murray finished

the year so strongly and beat Novak

Djokovic in the battle of one

against two, which secured Andy

Murray as the year ending number

one. Andy Murray managing to knock

Novak Djokovic off the perch he had

been sitting on through 2012, 13, 14

and 15. An amazing few years the

Djokovic, I hope he comes back full

of enthusiasm and strong. I would

love to see all these players at the

top playing well again and playing

together. David Beckham has just

flashed up on the main scoreboard

above the court here, if people

hadn't noticed him before.

Less men screaming than women, it

has to be said. Lots of people

coming in at this point. The first

time they could get back in after

the end of the first set. So players

settling.

One of my favourite finals at these

year-end championships was back in

1988, in Madison Square Gardens,

when you were running around in

nappies, no doubt. That was the year

that Boris Becker played Ivan Lendl,

the longest final at four and three

quarters hours. The last rally was

77 shots. Becker finished it by net

cord. Sorry, I've van. Apologies.

How old were you in '88?

14.

That is the year we took you to

Australia.

1990, that was.

Oh, was it?

You were trouble.

Hit this shot well Dimitrov. It is

not always easy when the ball's

coming across you to change

direction, get the timing right.

APPLAUSE

The performance of Dimitrov, if you

were here on Friday, spectacular,

6-1, 6-1n the semy final beat Jack

Sock. The evidence of this physical

work which he has clearly done, it

is harder to knock him off balance

than it used to. He hits from a

sound base. That is physical work

and confidence.

It is, and also the

athletic ability on defence, being

able to stay in the rally making

your opponent hit one extra shot.

After a tricky start for both on

serve and the second set, five games

with serve, Goffin yet to drop a

point. Eight from eight.

Dimitrov looking sound as well. 76%

first serves.

This arena anded this sort of

showbiz feel here at the O2, which

they do so well, just made for

Grigor Dimitrov. You knew, even

though it was his debut, there would

be nerves. But you knew he excel or

at least enjoy.

At the Parises 1,000 series made a

great contribution to the event.

Perhaps we are seeing this Changing

of the Guard. We will see next year.

Changes against Federer when he hit

the first set. He's hitting that one

a lot better up the tee.

Do you know, how gutsy was that flat

backhand? He's driven through the

ball. Got a smile on his face. What

does he know?

That was a gutsy backhand.

UMPIRE: Mr Dimitrov has two

challenges remaining.

UMPIRE: Advantage Goffin.

Two 26 year olds putting on a great

show here. What a great backhand

drive that was. His footwork marks

him out, doesn't it? Really his

ability to pick the right shot at

the right time, certainly this week.

That's away.

A little flat, certainly dealing

with disappointment after having

what would have felt like a virtual

match point or a chance to get

ahead. Perhaps close in on the

title. Back to 3-3.

Strong.

The elbow, is that the difficulty

with that. Drops down and ends up

shot putting the serve.

This time Goffin approaches on the

backhand side. Approaches it well.

How quickly this has turned two

break points, Goffin.

Look at the footwork here - the

amount of steps and amount of

adjustments that he makes - superb.

Wow! That was a 95 miles per hour

forehand on break points.

And safe as well. He really is

striking the ball right at the

middle. A gutsy effort from break

point down on his own serve too.

Absolutely. Not dropped a point on

serve up until his last service

game, found the outside edge. In

this game really looking to turn

defence into attack.

Drops this one short. Flattens it

out into the corner.

Not even Dimitrov will run this one

down.

You can always look ahead from

the commentary box and you should

never do that as a player, of

course, or freven the side, but

David Goffin, this -- or even from

the side. But David Goffin has the

best record in decisive sets in the

ATP Tour this year.

And that is an important record to

have. He's played 27 decisive sets

over three and five sets and he's

won 22 of them and lost five. That

is an amazing record. Given he's a

top ten player, you would expect him

to have a positive record, maybe

66-70%, but that is deeply

impressive, 22 and five.

I have never heard you come out with

so many stats?

I had a whole

afternoon to do nothing but.

I find him interesting, the way he

gets his winning done. I am trying

to work out how. He's 5-11, a little

blue stripe through there. They look

like the things you get a packet of

three for a tenner and yet he's a

sports star. Love it.

First saw him playing a Davis Cup

tie, saw him with challenges and I

thought he struck me very well. He's

gone up the rankings.

That is his first backhand clean

winner.

He wasn't going to let history

repeat itself. A good game from

Goffin, now Dimitrov has to serve to

stay in this second set.

The double net cord. Get two points

for that. Got to apologise twice

though.

Here we go. One and, Dimitrov, just

come on, that's it, trickle.

He couldn't do that again.

Didn't ask much more from the

approach shot.

Still lost the point.

That's one of the shots of the week.

Eight days ago couldn't have

imagined this. Replaced Monfils, got

duffed up by Djokovic, 1-2.

If Dimitrov misses this shot, which

he probably would 98 times out of

100, it would have been two set

points.

That second serve's getting pretty

short.

Fabulous hold. 15-30, half-volley,

drive, flick down-the-line. One of

the quickest guys out there.

Federer did that in the semifinal of

Basel recently and it was considered

one of the shots of the year. That

was too T if he gets out to an early

lead in this game, could look back

on that moment. But now Goffin comes

to the line. Bound to be thinking

about his opportunity or is he

absolutely on automatic pilot at the

moment, Goffin?

He knows the

importance of these first couple of

points. In the second set he's

really upped his numbers. First set,

42%. First serve up to 59%. When

that first serve found its mark, won

12 of 13 points, will definite I

will be looking to make those first

serves in this vital game.

And he's

changed the direction, hasn't he?

He's definitely gone to the backhand

side.

He's gone up the deuce box

more in the first set. Was swinging

a lot of them out wide to the

forehand.

Victory over Rafael Nadal to start

the week. Rafael Nadal, the world

number one and will end the year as

world number one, having won a tenth

French Open, for goodness' sake and

a bunch of other tournaments as

well. Nadal unable to take any

further part in the tournament. A

bad knee taking him out. He was

replaced.

Federer fe n the semifinal from, a

set down yesterday.

Still a set down now, but a chance

to make it 1-1.

That was lose.

He should have got into that rally

really.

A fabulous game.

So much for being uptight. Serving

for a set all. Not a bit of it.

Fantastic effort from David Goffin.

Here in London, the finals are going

down to a deciding set. Goffin's

record, it is a tour best effort

when playing a decisive set and

remember, he was down that break

point. Came back and broke Dimitrov

straightaway.

Just one break of serve in that set.

Goffin being so aggressive. 16

winners to seven. He's hit far more

winner ins the match than Dimitrov.

30 to 13. Made more unforced errors

but r, but he's prepared to lay it

on the line, play the match under

his own terms. Average first serve

speed faster for Goffin than for

Dimitrov. He's certainly upped it.

Next page...

Next page is the

interesting one.

Winning 93% of first serves won. On

second serve, 64%. Seven of 11.

Dominant on serve.

The bits down at

the bottom - that was the break

point, up at the top that says

number one. The first break point.

Dimitrov with a chance to really

close out perhaps the entire match.

Unable to take it. Lost his serve in

the next game.

It seems fitting this match and

tournament comes down to the final

set.

We remind you that in this format

Goffin, this man here, had lost 6-0,

6-2 to tonight's opponent in the

group stages.

A bad day at the

office, that day.

To be honest, he

didn't play well, but he didn't play

too badly.

He wasn't allowed to play

his own game with Dimitrov that day.

So, come on Andrew, the choice is

yours. Dimitrov or Goffin?

Well I am

playing with winnings when it comes

cups of tea this week.

Do I have to say something?

Well, if

I choose, that person's guaranteed

to lose.

I'll tell you after this.

Dimitrov. You?

Do you think Dimitrov is going to

win?

No, I take Goffin.

OK.

I don't want to make you do anything

- do you think you would have picked

Dimitrov if I hadn't?

I am happy

with Goffin. The start of this set

will be important, the mid--ling

will be important and the end of it

will be really important.

Goffin's been the man with the break

of serve in the opening two sets.

Can he take the lead early here in

the third?

Credit where credit's due. Dimitrov

has had some problems on second

serve, but 93 miles per hour, deep

in the service box.

UMPIRE: Mr Dimitrov challenges the

call. Baseline, the ball was called

out.

Could be one of the worst

challenges of the year.

It is

another break to Goffin.

The call stands.

Mr Dimitrov has two challenges

remaining.

It is a proper shot from six, seven

feet from behind the baseline to

generate that power and a clean

winner.

He really years clocking the ball

right there. He is two or three feet

closer in none when he started this

week. He was going higher over the

net, trying to change the look. Now

he is absolutely going toe to toe

with anybody. He did the same thing

with Federer.

Nerves can affect you

in different ways. One of those ways

is when your legs get a little bit

heavy. The footwork of Dimitrov is a

struggle.

It is a fine line, isn't it?

He

feels like he could hit the winner

just about any shot right now.

Is it

the right shot but poor execution or

an unforced error at the bad stage?

A bit of both, I think.

Nice, comfortable game for Dimitrov

to begin the decider. Four break

points so far.

He has got to be thinking, one swish

of the racket and get this over

with.

Great hold. Four break points

against.

This is the season-ending

championships on the mend's tour,

just the top eight contesting two

groups of four.

just the top eight contesting two

groups of four. And now this most

unexpected of finals. Talking about

whether or not they might change the

rules, as we look at Goffin's

forehand placement going to the

Dimitrov forehand quite a lot of the

time. One of these changes, the

NexGen in Milan last week, was to

have no ad points. This is how

Goffin changes things.

We will get into those rule changes

if we have a moment later on.

When

it has just taken you 11 minutes to

hold serve, it is really important

that GDP in and make sure you make

your opponent work. -- that you did

dig N.

The players are fit and strong but

now this is an hour and 51 minutes,

the nervous tension of a final as

well, can sap the energy.

Three straight points for Dimitrov.

He was a brick wall here because the

forehand from Goffin was struck

cleanly. Just wouldn't let the ball

go past him. He was on the floor.

What a move.

Hundred and 24 mph, he hasn't hit

many bigger than that.

Three straight big serves from the

little man.

It is about using what you have,

isn't it? His location serving and

his choice of where to serve and

how, it's been impeccable this week.

Break points in both the opening

games of this final set.

This is the forehand that finished

the match against Soc last evening

-- against Jack Sock. Super

technique.

Mentioned how the next general

finals took place, it was a new

initiative on the ATP Tour in Milan,

the top eight 21 and under. It took

place last week, there were a number

of rule changes that took place, as

people heading for this decisive set

here. There were no line judges out

on the court, every line was called

by Hawk-Eye. There were no lets at

all, which I don't see the necessity

of myself. There was a shot clock,

so you couldn't go over 25 seconds

out there on the court. Rafa

probably doesn't like that one too

much, he has a reputation for taking

his time. A number of them, like

notepad, so it gets to deuce and the

server decides. It is the first to

four, in effect. Did you like those?

Some of them, and I think it is a

great place to trials of these

changes. I think it was embraced by

the players who were there.

Sets to

four, tie-breaks, there were more

games of importance, that sort of

worked as well. The players said

they accelerated in terms of their

effort right from the word go.

Probably not going to make it to the

Grand Slams, though, right?

Probably

not, but still important to try

these different initiatives. I'm

sure they are not going to be the

last time they are tried.

A couple of keyholes from Dimitrov

in this early part of the third set

to keep his nose in front -- kee

holds.

Dimitrov guessing the right way,

Goffin a little bit short with the

forehand. At this stage of the

match, a big difference from 15-15,

30-0.

Amazing athletic ability here from

Dimitrov. We talk about a long

season. Along week... Still getting

to that shot with time to spare.

Great variation, Goffin being really

using the powerful serve, changed it

about wide. -- changed it up out

wide.

Every exchange magnified in

importance at the end of the week.

Four holds of serve now, 2-2, just

waiting for the next episode. Over

two hours played, there is a sense

of the physical attrition coming in

their and the effect that that has

on concentration.

That is just the sort of game that

you want, part 2-2, tiring final,

Dimitrov with a love hold. There is

a cystic that we get that Tim Henman

likes always, very much. Tell us why

you like total points won.

It just

emphasises again what a tight match

it has been and Dimitrov winning

that last point now moves in the

lead, 90-89. It is going to boil

down to an important thing at the

end of this third set, is it a

moment of madness or a moment of

brilliance that will decide the

outcome?

Dimitrov has been putting

things behind him that have been a

disappointment all week. When

anything has gone against him, this

admirable competitive spirit, we

have seen it again and again. Goffin

came straight back and broke him

then and Dimitrov could have had his

head down and didn't.

That bloke on his left is just

taking a little refill.

I'm sure he is somebody famous to

but I don't know who he is. I know

who that is, that is Sir Patrick

Stewart. Just catching up... I

believe it is @patstew on Twitter,

if he is tweeting away. It is not

the final you might have expected

the season-ending championships but

it is no poorer than that. In fact,

in some ways, it is refreshing to

see new players break through. Both

players debutantes as for qualifiers

here. Goffin getting in when Gael

Monfils had to pull out and promptly

lost his one match to Djokovic. Of

the first Belgian and the first

Bulgarian and a great final.

Somebody is getting annoying in the

crowd.

UMPIRE: Let, second service.

They look at this point started in a

minute. -- they will get.

UMPIRE: Ladies and gentlemen, please

show good sportsmanship by not

disturbing the player on his service

motion, thank you.

APPLAUSE

Suddenly, Dimitrov is in this game

and Goffin is looking fatigued. The

double fault at 30-0, a big mess on

the forehand there. -- big Miss.

Trying to get himself going here.

Whatever have we got, two hours and

11 minutes.

CROWD CHANTS: Grigor! Grigor!

Dimitrov, having saved all those

break points at the start of this

set, he is one for him. -- here is.

And acceleration from Goffin on the

backhand side.

Dimitrov had a break

point in the second set at the same

stage. Goffin saved that one, went

on to hold and then break in the

next game.

From Goffin's coach were wearing the

week in the eyes. -- wearing the

wiki the eyes.

So without question, this is the

biggest event outside of the Grand

Slam championships. Said the

magnitude of this match for both

players...

Cannot overstate the magnitude of

the match.

The last match of the year for

Dimitrov. For Goffin, the Davis Cup

final next weekend. He'll get a

couple of day's rest.

And this time it's away and Goffin's

serve has gone. The head just

dropped for a moment there.

Entirely understandably Dimitrov has

the break through.

Live by the sword, die by the sword,

Goffin has been the one that's taken

the ball on hit a lot of winners.

Made a few unforced errors. A couple

of costly ones there.

He looks drained from the effort.

Fatigue will build with each Error.

Seen so many highlights from

Dimitrov. Not false dawns, but

moments where you thought, well, he

could break through. 2014 Wimbledon

where he beat Andy Murray in

straight sets and then on a windy

day in Centre Court, Novak Djokovic

undid him there. A spectacular match

against Nadal at the Australian

semifinal this year, but lost it.

This has felt like a different sort

of week for Dimitrov and a different

player - a mature performance.

Hasn't won it yet though.

No, he

hasn't. Slowly those pieces of the

puzzle have been coming together.

Had a lot of string to his bow but

hasn't always made the right choice.

This week, so far, he's been the

most complete player for me. He's

been patient from the back of the

court. He's been aggressive at the

right times. Stayed in the rallies

when he's had to.

Can see the finish line now, but has

to take it one point at a time.

Must

congratulate the Aussies who have

won the doubles. A fifth double for

Peers and Kontinen. A great effort.

So, is this the final act on a

spectacular eight days here, in East

London, at the O2? Home to the tour

finals. Once again Goffin serving to

stay in the match.

How badly does he want this game so

he doesn't have to serve it out?

Unbelievable point! This tournament

is finishing on a high note.

Dimitrov scamable controlled the

lob. That was a lob on purpose back.

The Bulgarian two points away.

Dimitrov is not going to leave

anything out there. He's exhausted

too, but on the threshold of a

magnificent victory.

Oh, that was tight! Almost as tight

as the shirt felt there. Wanted to

rip that off.

Got away with a slice backhand

down-the-line.

Was egger to get his forehand into

play, but the feet just wouldn't

move quick enough. 0-40, back to

deuce.

At no stage in this game, match or

tournament has Goffin ever dropped

his head.

Well, well, well! He's conducting

the audience here.

Most of them had

never heard him at the beginning of

the week. Who is this debutante?

They are standing for him.

Oh, it was on his racket! That snaps

a run of five points in a row for

Goffin.

Throwing the ball up to hit that

second serve.

Hasn't missed many of those

forehands this week. Got the short

reply.

Two more match points for Dimitrov.

Three in the previous game - the

difference now, he's serving.

Would prefer not to hit a ground

stroke.

It's away.

Oh, it's a miss from Goffin! A great

final at the ATP Tour, season ending

finale. What a finale it was and now

the tears flow.

What a fantastic way for the ATP

Tour year to finish. Brilliant!

Supposed to be a showcase of what's

good about the game. We saw

everything we wanted in that final

and a great champion at the end of

it and runner up.

He'll be the first tot say it is a

team effort. Over he goes. His

parents are here and loved ones to

see their boy play. A boy that left

home to pursue his dreams and this

is the biggest title of his life.

A massive sacrifice is made by all

the team and representatives,

physios, trainers. Daniel Vallverdu

deserves a great deal of credit as

well. He'll get a big hug in a

moment, I suppose. Yes! He played

every point with his player.

He'll be the world number three now.

He'll be behind Nadal and Federer.

At 26, there could be better to come

from him. Best player this week. I

know he won it is easy to say, but

he really was, Tim Henman?

He was,

all three matches in this group and

in difficult circumstances in both

semis and final. When the going got

tough he was the one who was able to

dig out those matches. Thoroughly

deserves the end of-year

championship title.

You think back

to the first game of that final set,

where he saved four break points.

The photographers are all lining up.

They have just realised that

Dimitrov is right behind them.

Getting ready for the presentation.

2.5 dollars. 1500 computer points

taken to number three in the world

and a word for David Goffin - a huge

contribution from him. A magnificent

week in which he beat Nadal and

Federer from a set down in the

semifinal. It is not over for him -

the Davis Cup final next weekend.

He makes headlines because of the

way he plays and his personal life

as well. He is an interesting

character. The launch of these

events at Tower Bridge last week, he

was the cheekiest of the lot of

them. Always got a word, a glint in

the eye, but the way he knuckled

down this week, it was quite

fabulous.

It is now time for the pro-fi

presentation. This time it will be

brought on to the court by the

winner of three title, the champion

in 1988, 1992 and 1995, former world

number one Boris Becker.

APPLAUSE

Please welcome the executive

chairman of the ATP, he will be

joined by the director of Nitto

finals and Alan Hill, the chief

Chief Operating Officer of AEG

Europe.

And please welcome back on to court

the President, CEO and CEO of Nitto.

Ladies and gentlemen, please show

your appreciation for this

afternoon's runner up, David Goffin.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well, bad luck, David. You put on

such a great show here. You have won

so many fans with the tennis you've

put out on this court all week. Just

give us your thoughts.

Yes, it was a fantastic week and, of

course, first of all I would like to

congratulate Grigor for a fantastic

week, fantastic year.

Congratulations. Obviously we were

alone on the court today, but you

have a great team there. You are

working a lot. It paid off. So,

congratulations for you and for your

team.

APPLAUSE

Now of course you are just the sixth

man to have beaten Federer and Nadal

in the same event. You are the first

Belgian to play here in the ATP

finals.

You must be so proud of what you

have achieved this week.

Yes, it was

a special week for me. It was a week

with a lot of emotions, a lot of

fatigue, of course and now I am

feeling tired. But it was an amazing

week. We made an amazing job. It was

tough. After the match against

Grigor in the group, it was not easy

to come back and see him on the

court. We worked a lot with the

team. All my team is there. So I

would like to thank all my team. My

friends also came out tonight.

APPLAUSE

Without their work, I wouldn't be

there. So, thank you everybody.

Thank you ever so much.

And just finally, you can't lie on a

beach just yet - you have one more

event. You will be representing your

country next week. Are you looking

forward to it?

I will need some days

off to rest and I will be ready the

next weekend. Of course, it is such

an honour to represent my country,

to be another time in the final of

the Davis Cup, it is Something

Special. So I will try and give my

best, as I did this week.

Well done!

We wish you all the best of luck and

a fantastic week as well. David

Goffin!

And now the 2017 Nitto ATP finals

champion, Grigor Dimitrov...

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Well, congratulations. You really

put on such an amazing performance

out here. Just describe your emotion

holding this very special trophy.

I

wish I can. It's been a tremendous

two weeks for me. Honestly, it's

such an honour to play here. I mean,

these two weeks have been one of the

best weeks I've ever had, without a

doubt. Again, first of all, it is

such a tremendous guy. Forget about

his tennis. He can hit the ball

well. Congrats on him and his team

for, I mean for this amazing result.

I think he's one of the most

improved players throughout the past

weeks. Even months. And, yes,

unbelievable effort, so I am just

very proud to play against him out

here in the final and of course I

wish him the best of luck for next

week and for the Davis Cup. And I am

sure we'll practise again in the off

season.

APPLAUSE

I'm lost for words a little bit. I

will not lie. Today is just one of

those days. I just want to thank my

team. My team - they have been

unbelievable this year. Of course my

family, my mum and dad, they are

here. Also one person, I don't know

if it is in the hall or not this

week, was, played pretty important

part was my girlfriend, Nicole.

She's somewhere hiding. So, no, but

she deserves also quite a bit for

these two weeks. Just great to be

out here. Of course, I just want to

thank all of you guys. It's been a

tremendous support.

And of course the Bulgarian flags

and everything - all the sponsors,

the Nitto, I mention everybody has

been a tremendous support. The ATP

staff. People behind the scene who

should get a lot more credit. So,

yes, they made it all happen. We

have special during the year, but

this one is pretty special, taking

about every time to work - it

doesn't happen very often. So thanks

to everybody behind the scenes. I

feel pretty amazing right now.

Unlike David, are you heading to the

beach next week?

I don't know yet. I

just need a few days off obviously

to recover. Beach seems about right.

Absolutely! Well, enjoy this moment

and enjoy the celebrations.

Congratulations, Grigor Dimitrov.

Thank you.

And now...

STUDIO: What a way to end the year.

Boy, we had tension, drama and

outstanding tennis from these two

incredible athletes. Andrew, you

look at the style of play - they

went at it from the first point and

gave this crowd a wonderful...

All

week we have seen toe-to-toe tennis.

One or two of the big names were not

here. We thought tennis may suffer -

not a bit of it. Fantastic tennis.

Watching Dimitrov go from

strength-to-strength will be great.

This will be a huge moment in his

career. I think a turning point

where he's won on a huge stage and

the next step really is to try and

get into a Grand Slam final and get

one of those under his belt. But

enormous credit to Goffin. He played

his part in today's final.

He

certainly did. It was a tremendous

match from the first point. Everyone

here at the O2 enjoying it. Grigor

Dimitrov has certainly announced his

arrival as a main contend to the

world's best and we look forward to

seeing him play next year. What a

fitting finale this match was to the

year - Grigor Dimitrov is the

champion. I hope you have enjoyed

it. Goodbye.