LONDON — Andy Murray fought past a dogged David Ferrer to win his opening match at the ATP World Tour Finals on Monday, showing no sign of being distracted by next week's Davis Cup final in Belgium.
The Briton, aiming to win the prestigious season-ender for the first time in his career, needed to be at full tilt to finally subdue his Spanish opponent 6-4 6-4.
After Sunday's two opening singles in the other group saw easy wins for world number one Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, Murray and Ferrer produced some absorbing rallies in a near-capacity O2 Stadium.