Scotland’s Andy Murray became the third player to qualify for the 2011 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on 2 September. He will be making his fourth successive appearance (7-4) at the prestigious season finale.
The London resident reached the 2008 semi-finals (l. to Davydenko) on his debut when the event was played in Shanghai, China. He went 3-0 in round robin play, including an exciting three-set win over Roger Federer.
Murray went 2-1 in round robin play the next two years while playing on home soil at The O2. He narrowly missed out on a semi-final berth in 2009 due to game difference. The following year, he came up just short of reaching the final when he lost to Rafael Nadal in a classic, falling in a third-set tie-break after three hours and 12 minutes of play.
Started the season at Brisbane, reaching the final (l. to Soderling 63 75)...Hit 54 aces during the tournament and pledged $100 per ace to benefit the Queensland Flood Relief efforts...As No. 8 seed at the Australian Open he lost to Wawrinka in three sets in 4th RD...Returned to action three weeks later as the top seed in Memphis, where he held off Raonic 76(7) 67(11) 75 to win his 30th tour-level title in his 50th final...Clinched victory with a dramatic diving forehand winner...He became the third active player on the ATP World Tour to win 30 or more career singles titles, joining Federer (67) and Nadal (43)...He also became the eighth American-born player to accomplish the feat...It was Roddick’s third title in Memphis, having also lifted the trophy in 2002 and ’09, and reached the final in 2003 and ’07...Travelled to Santiago to lead United States Davis Cup team in first-round clash with Chile...Defeated Massu in four sets in the first rubber and recorded his 33rd Davis Cup singles rubber win against P. Capdeville on Sunday to clinch the tie...He has now won 12 rubbers to clinch ties for the United States...
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Andy Murray all the way!
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