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Roger Federer is pleased with his form after starting his quest for a sixth ATP World Tour Finals title with 6-2 2-6 6-4 win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at London’s O2 Arena.
Remembering Tsonga’s remarkable fightback in this year’s quarter-finals at Wimbledon, Federer is relieved to begin his campaign at the season-ending tournament with a win.
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Five-time champion Roger Federer says there will be a “lot of pressure” on the first game of the ATP World Tour Finals event in London due to the round-robin format.
Federer will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in their opening match in Group B, while Rafael Nadal will face Mardy Fish and says he is “excited” to be back in London. Fish describes the chance to play in the season-ending tournament as “very special”.
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The world’s finest players gather for a glitzy ceremony to mark the start of the ATP World Tour Finals at London’s 02, which begins on 20 November.
World number one Novak Djokovic, who will play Britain’s Andy Murray in the group stages, says he is confident his injury problems have eased, while Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are also in confident mood ahead of the tournament.
Andy Murray is a pleased man after having “fun” on the court as he trounces former world number one Andy Roddick to reach the last eight of the Paris Masters.
Murray extended his unbeaten run to 18 matches after dispatching the 1993 US Open champion 6-2 6-2, his only concern being a slight leg injury that required some on-court attention.
Murray also says he is looking forward to the “exciting” ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 in London later in November after Tomas Berdych, Murray’s next opponent in Paris on Friday, sealed his place at the men’s season finale.
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Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker admits that he has never seen a player enjoy as consistent a season as Novak Djokovic has this year.
The Serbian world number one has 64 wins from 67 matches so far in 2011.
Becker, who is in London attending the Laureus Sport for Good Summit, also says that the tennis calendar is too long and puts players under “enormous stress” as talk grows of a players strike.
Andy Murray admits that he is using his friend and rival Novak Djokovic as the template to aspire to as the Scotsman rises to number three in the world rankings after victory in the Shanghai Masters.
Murray is now ahead of 15-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer in the world list, after beating David Ferrer 7-5 6-4 in Sunday’s final.
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Former world number two Michael Stich says tennis players “want to earn more money” but are “willing to give less than they should” after Andy Murray says they may consider going on strike over their playing schedule.
British number one Murray said on Monday that players want “a few less tournaments a year”, but Stich believes the complaint is not valid and the events are what provide them with a job.
Michael Stich was speaking to Victoria Derbyshire who broadcasts weekdays 1000 to 1200 on Radio 5 live.
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Andy Murray says a strike by players over a packed tennis calendar is a “possibility”.
The British number one adds that players want changes to happen “sooner rather than later”, ahead of a meeting in Shanghai next month to plot their next move.
Murray argues that the current calendar is “gruelling” on the body.
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Britain’s Oliver Golding says he is “amazingly happy” after winning the US Open boys’ title with victory over the junior world number one.
The 17-year-old came from a set down to win 5-7 6-3 6-4 against his former doubles partner and top seed from the Czech Republic Jiri Vesely.
The 13th seed follows in the footsteps of fellow Briton Andy Murray who also won the boys’ title at Flushing Meadows back in 2004.
Teenager Dayana Yastremska scored her first WTA victory from a set down over Andrea Petkovic on the first day of play at the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup.