Murray, Djokovic to fight for ATP World Tour Finals title

And the momentum didn’t stop there, the backhand slice proving its worth with yet another break from the first game of the second set.

“I was lucky I got it finished in two sets“.

“It’s taken a huge effort the last five, six months to get there”. “I was very exhausted last night before I went to bed and just wanted to go out and give everything I had”.

An incredible duel was on a knife edge at 127 points apiece going into the final set tiebreak after Murray was broken at 5-4 and 6-5.

But he has made up for that this year with four victories out of four and an terrible lot of heart. Murray won the first match point, but Djokovic saved it. Murray won the second match point and closed the match.

Perhaps halfway through the second set, Djokovic appeared to have mentally given up on the match as he seemed to do at the US Open Finals this year against Stan Wawrinka, simply serving out the match for sportsmanship’s sake.

The tie-break had the packed crowd living every moment.

Now, Murray has packed downDjoko in three major finals.

Murray came into the final off the back of the longest three-set match of his career – and the longest match in World Tour Finals history – when battling past Milos Raonic yesterday, while in contrast Djokovic made short work of Kei Nishikori.

It extended Murray’s winning run to 24 matches, earned him a fifth straight title and a cheque for almost £2million.

He is the first player other than Djokovic, Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal to earn the honour since Andy Roddick in 2003 and he also claimed prize money of just over a million euros ($1.06 million).

Share with Us – We’d love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article, and smart, constructive criticism. “If the match had started off with a lot of hard rallies, it would have been hard for me”. Today, in London, Andy Murray has the chance to show that he truly merits the position as the No.1 male tennis on the planet.

His win over Nishikori was his 22nd in his last 23 matches at the tournament he has dominated.

Murray said: “You can only beat the players that are in front of you”. I’ve done that this week. I think I’ve probably played better matches.

This is the first time the season has ended with the No 1 spot on the line as the two players face off for the 35th time in their professional careers.

Andy Murray closed out the year by winning five events in a row. “I’m pretty sure I’m going to feel like crap tomorrow”.

Djokovic had won the last four ATP World Tour Finals.