Murray Becomes the Third to Qualify for World Tour Finals
September 12, 2013 | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Photo credit: Adam Wolfthal
Andy Murray will look to maintain his unbeaten record on home soil this year with victory at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, as he became the third player to qualify for the season finale, to be held at The O2 in London from Nov. 4-11. Murray, who reached the quarter-finals at the U.S. Open, secured his place at the season finale for the sixth straight year.
“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 Rafael Nadal and 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. 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 Tennis in Miami.
Murray is a three-time semi-finalist at the season finale, reaching the last four in Shanghai in 2008 and London in 2010 and 2012. He is bidding to become the first British player to win the season finale.
