Andy Murray demands top form to win ATP World Tour Finals
Andy Murray feels he must hit top form immediately to stand any chance of winning the ATP World Tour Finals.Unlike all other tournaments on the tennis calendar, the year-end championship features only the world's top eight players."You have to be right on your game from the first match," said the Scot, who starts against David Ferrer on Monday."Sometimes you work your way into an event. Here you have to play your best, simple as that."World number one Novak Djokovic added: "Everybody wants to finish off the season in great style and that's what makes this even more competitive."London's O2 Arena plays host to the week-long competition for a third successive year.Two groups of four players will face off in round-robin format, before the top two from each group advance to the semi-finals and vie for a place in the 27 November final.
It starts on Sunday when Roger Federer plays Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at 1400 GMT and Rafael Nadal takes on Mardy Fish not before 2000 GMT.
On Monday, British number one Murray meets Ferrer at 1400 GMT and Djokovic goes up against Tomas Berdych not before 2000 GMT."It's one of the biggest tournaments on the tour - you're competing against the top guys," Murray said. "If you can win, it's a big achievement, one of the biggest. So there's a real incentive.
"This is different from other tournaments because you have to play well - very good tennis - from the first match if you're to have a chance of going through."
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