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Murray wins first match as world No. 1, Nishikori stuns Wawrinka

Source: Xinhua 2016-11-15 07:17:54

(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-TENNIS-ATP FINAL-MURRAY VS CILIC

Andy Murray of Britain returns a shot in the group match with Marin Cilic of Croatia at the 2016 ATP World Tour Final at O2 in London, Britain on Nov. 14, 2016. Murray won 2-0. (Xinhua/Han Yan)

LONDON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Andy Murray defeated seventh seed Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-2 in their Group clash for his first victory after climbing to the top of the world rankings at the ATP World Tour Finals in London's O2 Arena on Monday.

In an earlier match, fifth seed Kei Nishikori shocked world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 6-2, 6-3.

Murray added 200 points with his 12th win over Cilic and now has 11,110 points in the world rankings as he battles Novak Djokovic (10,980) for year-end No. 1.

Enjoying a career-best year, Murray is now 73-9 with eight titles overall and has extended his winning streak to 20 matches since Sept. 20. He will next play Nishikori on Wednesday.

Murray broke twice to take a 3-1 lead while Cilic, who committed 17 unforced errors, looked for a second break, but Murray was able to clinch the 46-minute opener.

In the second set, Murray broke twice in a run of five straight games to wrap up victory in 90 minutes.

"A big thank you for all of the support, it was an incredible atmosphere today," Murray said after the match. "I really appreciate it."

Nishikori, who is playing the year-end finale for the third straight year, needed only 67 minutes to prevail. It is the Japanese star's third victory over Wawrinka in seven meetings.

"I felt very comfortable out there," said Nishikori. "He wasn't playing his best. He made a lot of unforced errors. I see a lot of opportunities today."

Wawrinka, the oldest player in the field at the age of 31, did not create any break point opportunities.

"It was not a great match, compared to what I [know I] can do," said Wawrinka. "It wasn't a great day for myself. In general, I think he played well and put a lot of pressure from the beginning. I don't think I found anything on the court today. I was a little bit slow on everything. I was hesitating a lot with my game [and] my movement."

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Murray wins first match as world No. 1, Nishikori stuns Wawrinka
                 Source: Xinhua | 2016-11-15 07:17:54 | Editor: huaxia

(SP)BRITAIN-LONDON-TENNIS-ATP FINAL-MURRAY VS CILIC

Andy Murray of Britain returns a shot in the group match with Marin Cilic of Croatia at the 2016 ATP World Tour Final at O2 in London, Britain on Nov. 14, 2016. Murray won 2-0. (Xinhua/Han Yan)

LONDON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Andy Murray defeated seventh seed Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-2 in their Group clash for his first victory after climbing to the top of the world rankings at the ATP World Tour Finals in London's O2 Arena on Monday.

In an earlier match, fifth seed Kei Nishikori shocked world No. 3 Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 6-2, 6-3.

Murray added 200 points with his 12th win over Cilic and now has 11,110 points in the world rankings as he battles Novak Djokovic (10,980) for year-end No. 1.

Enjoying a career-best year, Murray is now 73-9 with eight titles overall and has extended his winning streak to 20 matches since Sept. 20. He will next play Nishikori on Wednesday.

Murray broke twice to take a 3-1 lead while Cilic, who committed 17 unforced errors, looked for a second break, but Murray was able to clinch the 46-minute opener.

In the second set, Murray broke twice in a run of five straight games to wrap up victory in 90 minutes.

"A big thank you for all of the support, it was an incredible atmosphere today," Murray said after the match. "I really appreciate it."

Nishikori, who is playing the year-end finale for the third straight year, needed only 67 minutes to prevail. It is the Japanese star's third victory over Wawrinka in seven meetings.

"I felt very comfortable out there," said Nishikori. "He wasn't playing his best. He made a lot of unforced errors. I see a lot of opportunities today."

Wawrinka, the oldest player in the field at the age of 31, did not create any break point opportunities.

"It was not a great match, compared to what I [know I] can do," said Wawrinka. "It wasn't a great day for myself. In general, I think he played well and put a lot of pressure from the beginning. I don't think I found anything on the court today. I was a little bit slow on everything. I was hesitating a lot with my game [and] my movement."

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