Federer beats Murray to advance
Published:Wednesday | November 25, 2009 | 9:13 AM
Roger Federer came alive once again after losing the first set to beat Andy Murray 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 last night at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
As a result of the victory, Federer will have the year end Number 1 ranking for the fifth time.
Federer dominated Murray in the final two sets, finally controlling play from his serve and also getting his forehand on target.
Federer, who has 2 wins from 2 matches in Group ‘A’ and is favored to reach the semifinals at the season ending tournament, still has to play Juan Martin del Potro in the round robin stage.
Del Potro beat Federer in the U.S. Open final.
Earlier, Del Potro held on to beat Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, giving him a chance to reach the semifinals at the O2 Arena.
In Group ‘B’, Novak Djokovic and Soderling won their opening matches and will play each other today. Nadal will face Nikolay Davydenko.