Murray Is Third Player To Qualify For London

Written by: on 10th September 2013
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Murray Is Third Player To Qualify For London

epa03852851 Andy Murray of Great Britain reacts as he plays Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland during their quarterfinals round match on the eleventh day of the 2013 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 05 September 2013. The US Open runs through Monday 09 September, a 15-day schedule for the first time. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT  |

The Scot has become the third player to qualify for the season finale, to be held at The O2 in London from November 4-11. Murray, who reached the quarter-finals at the US Open, secured his place at the season finale for the sixth straight year.

 

Andy Murray will look to maintain his unbeaten record on home soil this year with victory at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

 

“I’ve played some of my best tennis in front of my home crowd at Queen’s and Wimbledon this year so hopefully I can keep up that run of form at The O2 in November,” said Murray. “It will be great to compete in London again for the first time since winning Wimbledon. It’s a key focus for me for the rest of the season and I’ll do everything I can to give myself the best chances of winning it. The atmosphere there is always special – to win it would be the perfect way to finish the season.”

 

The 26-year-old Murray joins Spaniard Rafael Nadal and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic as the first singles players to qualify for the elite eight-man event. The trio currently leads the Emirates ATP Race To London standings.

 

Dunblane-born Murray has a 12-0 record on home soil this season, preceding his historic Wimbledon triumph with victory at the Aegon Championships at The Queen’s Club. The Scot was also a finalist at the Australian Open and collected titles at the Brisbane International and the Sony Open in Miami.

 

Murray is a three-time semi-finalist at the season finale, reaching the last four in Shanghai in 2008 (l. to Davydenko) and London in 2010 (l. to Nadal) and 2012 (l. to Federer). He is bidding to become the first British player to win the season finale.

 

US Open doubles champions Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek and runners-up Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares have also secured their berths at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, qualifying behind three-time former champions Bob and Mike Bryan.

 

Stepanek, who along with Paes reached the semi-finals last year at The O2, stated it was their goal to win the title. “That’s the trophy which is missing in Leander’s showcase. That’s what I’m very focused on, that’s what I would like to deliver,” he said.

 

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals – The Contenders

(Based on the calendar-year Emirates ATP Race To London standings as of Tuesday, September 10.)

Singles

Pos.

Name

YTD Points

1.

R. Nadal (ESP)

11,010

2.

N. Djokovic (SRB)

7,970

3.

A. Murray (GBR)

5,790

4.

D. Ferrer (ESP)

4,900

5.

T. Berdych (CZE)

3,405

6.

J. Martin del Potro (ARG)

3,365

7.

R. Federer (SUI)

3,055

8.

S. Wawrinka (SUI)

2,925

9.

R. Gasquet (FRA)

2,765

10.

J. Tsonga (FRA)

2,455

11.

M. Raonic (CAN)

2,105

12.

T. Haas (GER)

2,085

13.

J. Isner (USA)

2,015

14.

N. Almagro (ESP)

1,795

15.

F. Fognini (ITA)

1,785

16.

T. Robredo (ESP)

1,765

 

 

Doubles

Pos.

Team

YTD Points

1.

B. Bryan (USA) / M. Bryan (USA)

12,705

2.

A. Peya (AUT) / B. Soares (BRA)

6,185

3.

M. Granollers (ESP) / M. Lopez (ESP)

3,350

4.

L. Paes (IND) / R. Stepanek (CZE)

2,990

5.

A. Qureshi (PAK) / J Rojer (NED)

2,695

6.

I. Dodig (CRO) / M. Melo (BRA)

2,685

7.

M. Fyrstenberg (POL) / M. Matkowski (POL)

2,540

8.

D. Marrero (ESP) / F. Verdasco (ESP)

2,250

9.

J. Benneteau (FRA) / N. Zimonjic (SRB)

2,220

10.

S. Gonzalez (MEX) / S. Lipsky (USA)

2,030

11.

M. Mirnyi (BLR) / H. Tecau (ROU)

1,970

12.

R. Lindstedt (SWE) / D. Nestor (CAN)

1,965

13.

N. Mahut (FRA) / M. Llodra (FRA)

1,515

14.

T Huey (PHI) / D. Inglot (GBR)

1,470

15.

S. Bolelli (ITA) / F. Fognini (ITA)

1,365

16.

J. Murray (GBR) / J. Peers (AUS)

1,355

 

Bold denotes qualification.

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