Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic start ATP Tour finals with wins

Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic start ATP Tour finals with wins
US Open champion Andy Murray grabbed an opening win against Tomas Berdych at the ATP World Tour Finals in London but it wasn't an easy match for the Olympic champion. Murray began the round-robin stage with a 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory at the O2 Arena as he saw 10 break points and the first set slip away before finally converting his 11th break chance and going on to win in two hours and eight minutes. The other match of the opening day saw Novak Djokovic beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second Group A match 7-6 (7-4) 6-3. The top two players from each group will progress to the semi-finals of the season-ending championships. "In indoor matches, when both of us served pretty well and weren't losing too many points on our first serve, it can hinge on a couple of points here or there," said Murray. "A lot of the break points I didn't waste. If you watched them back he served very well on a lot of them, especially in the first set." Murray has never made it past the semis in three previous attempts at the London venue. Berdych made the breakthrough in the first set to lead 4-2 after the Scot netted a forehand and that one break proved enough to secure the first set and Murray was in deep trouble at 0-40 early in the second, but the roles were reversed this time as the world number three salvaged the game and then got another three break points in game four. The Scot converted break point number 11 thanks to an unforced error from the Czech and finally the home favourite was looking capable of fighting his way back into the match. "I think the biggest moment was in the second set, at 1-1, when I had break point," said Berdych. "I hit a forehand return and it was just out. "Who knows, it could have been 2-1 with an early break after winning the first set. There was a pretty good chance, but it didn't happen." About the 17,000 people supporting him from the stands, Murray said: "It was a good atmosphere. For me it's important in the last week of the year, when everyone's a little bit tired, to have that atmosphere, the big crowd, to give you that extra little push that you need to play good tennis. So it was good to be back playing in the UK." Group B gets under way on Tuesday, with Roger Federer taking on Janko Tipsarevic and David Ferrer up against Juan Martin del Potro. Here are the odds from Bet365 for the two matches: Federer to win - 1/10 Tipsarevic to win - 6/1 Ferrer to win - 6/5 Del Potro to win - 4/6
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