Murray FastFacts:
• Murray, 24, enters with a 46-11 match record on the year (25-6 on hard), winning 17 of his past 18 matches since mid-August…During that span, won his second title of the year at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d. Djokovic), reached the semi-finals at the US Open (l. to Nadal), won a pair of Davis Cup matches vs. Hungary and picked up title in Bangkok…Has an 19-9 career record in finals
• This is the Scot’s first Japan Open appearance since 2006 and he’s coming off his third ATP World Tour title of the season on Sunday in Bangkok where he defeated Donald Young 62 60 in 47 minutes…He was only broken twice in four matches, holding serve 36 of 38 games
• Has already qualified for season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London along with Djokovic, Nadal and Federer…Stands No. 3 in 2011 ATP year-to-date Rankings (ahead of Federer)
• In June, won his second Queen’s Club title in London (d. Roddick in SF, Tsonga in F) and followed with semi-final at Wimbledon (l. to Nadal)
• Went into the clay court circuit with a 6-4 match record before reaching the semi-finals in Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal in three sets)…He then made 3rd Rd. in Madrid (d. Simon, l. to Bellucci) and semi-finals at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Djokovic) and Roland Garros (l. to Nadal)
• He began the season with a second straight runner-up at the Australian Open (l. to Djokovic) and then lost three straight opening round matches before turning things around on clay in April, going 12-4
• He posted a career-best 21-4 mark in Grand Slam play, reaching SFs or better for first time in a season
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