“We don’t know if [we as individuals] have had 10 or 12 or 20 tests this year”.
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“The only thing that would be great is if, one day, we made the results 100 per cent public”, Nadal said.
There have been good runs by lower seeds to the semifinals and occasionally the final-stars like Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2011), Juan Martin del Potro (2009), Davydenko (2008), David Ferrer (2007), James Blake (2006) and No. 7 Sebastien Grosjean (2001).
Seeded No 2, Murray was always going to be separated from world No 1 Novak Djokovic but given the rankings, he could have found himself alongside both Federer and Nadal in his round-robin group. Multiple layers of acrylic paint on top form the hard court which, according to Barclays ATP World Tour Finals event director Adam Hogg, aims to “deliver a medium-paced fair surface which allows all styles of play to thrive, while also delivering exciting tennis”.
Yet while that battle – which will either be contested on Wednesday or Friday – is sure to be fierce, Murray might also fancy a quiet chat with Wawrinka about last year’s Davis Cup final. By definition, we can say that he “upset” or “stole” those titles, though few people outside of Nebraska would argue that Andy Roddick was the better player late in 2003.
Murray’s sentiments were echoed by 17-time grand slam victor Roger Federer, who feels more testing is needed to deter players from cheating.
Soon after, he was into press, and talking again of his motivation for one of his favourite events of the year. Sixth ranked Tomas Berdych is here for the sixth consecutive year.
Another domineering year has seen him already pocket $16.8m (£11m) in prize money – over $10m more than anyone else – and has already broken his own record for the most amount of money won in a single season.
“Players need to feel that there are going to be tests often, shying them away from any stupid thought they might be having”.
Murray had a tough tournament a year ago after failing to make it past the group stages. “This was my big dream, so to win it was fantastic”. Djokovic took this title as the No. 2 seed but as the third-best player. He is a tricky matchup and is playing well heading into the finals.
Andy Murray has insisted he will give his best in the ATP World Tour Finals in London – where he has rarely done that well – but admitted the Davis Cup a week later remains his priority.
Novak Djokovic’s end-of-season domination has become as predictable as the falling of the autumn leaves.
It was an up and down 2015 for Nishikori following his breakout 2014 campaign. He won titles in Acapulco, Memphis and Barcelona highlighting his season and reached the quarterfinals at the Australian and French Opens. But the 25-year old, the youngest in London’s field of eight, was bounced in the first-round of the U.S. Open, a year after reaching the final in Flushing Meadows.
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Nadal also called for more transparency but said, the authorities rather than the players should bear the bill for increased testing.
