THIS season’s ATP tour final in London begins on Sunday and Britain's Andy Murray will open the event as he takes on Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro .
Murray is the ATP tour titles leader with six trophies this season and having won sixty four of his seventy four matches this season, the Brit will no doubt me the favourite against this seasons’ US Open Champion.
These two have played each other on five previous occasions with Murray winning four, the last meeting was in the final of the Montreal Masters, one of Murray’s six tournament triumphs.
Del Potro, despite being six foot six inches tall, is one of the best movers on the tour. He is an offensive base-liner with a powerful serve and flat ground stroke. His main strength is his forehand but also has a very consistent two handed backhand. I think Del Potro will put up a good fight against Murray, I can see this match going the distance with a couple of tie breaks, but Murray will come out on top.
Verdict: Andy Murray 7-6 6-7 6-4
The second match on the opening day also comes from Group A as Roger Federer takes on Fernando Verdasco , a player Federer has never lost to.
Federer has won this tournament four times and is facing a Spaniard who he has a 3-0 winning record against.
Verdasco, who reached the Australian Open semi final in January has had a pretty impressive season with a 52-22 winning record in 2009, however he is up against a player who has won a record fifteen Grand Slam titles.
I expect nothing other than a Federer win. I can’t see Verdasco winning a set but with the hard court being his best surface he won’t lie down without a fight. Verdasco is a left handed player whose serve shows the characteristics of a left hander with the majority being sliced with a lot of spin. This type of serve will help him win a few games but Federer should come through pretty comfortably
Verdict: Roger Federer 6-4 6-3
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