Hard Work Pays off for Andy Murray in Sealing World Tour Finals Berth

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Published: October 30, 2014

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Six straight weeks of constant tournament play for Andy Murray has finally yielded the desired result, as the British No. 1 booked his place at the ATP end-of-season extravaganza at London’s O2 Arena on Thursday.

The two-time Grand Slam champion comfortably dismantled Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-3 in the third round of the Paris Masters to confirm his participation at the World Tour Finals for the seventh straight year (excluding 2013 when he was injured).

That victory was No. 20 in 22 matches over a gruelling period of six weeks where Murray has journeyed around Asia and then Europe in desperate search of ranking points.

Murray has tried to maintain throughout this surge in form that qualifying for London was not at the top of his priority list.

After his loss to Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open quarter-finals, he commented to the Press Association (h/t the Daily Mail):

It [The World Tour Finals] was not a massive goal of mine. It's obviously nice to qualify for it. It's a good tournament. I've played a number of years and enjoyed it.But I'll play the right schedule. I won't overplay just to try to qualify.

Yet, the mammoth and slightly crazy schedule that he has played has indicated otherwise.

The opening three weeks of the six were all in Asia, with Murray accepting wild cards in ATP 250 and 500 events in Shenzhen and Beijing respectively. The Scot claimed the title at the former (his first of 2014), magnificently saving five match points against Tommy Robredo in the final.

Then, in the Chinese capital, he was again taken out by the Serbian world No. 1 Djokovic. This time, though, it was at the semi-final stage.

At the Masters 1000 event in Shanghai the following week, Murray was ousted by fellow London contender David Ferrer in the third round. Thus far, that has certainly been the worst he has played in this six-week rampage. Still, valuable points and match wins w...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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