Federer, Murray Open ATP Finals With Victories

Nov. 22 -- Roger Federer and Andy Murray were both won their opening group matches at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Top-ranked Federer fought back to beat Fernando Verdasco of Spain 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in front of 17,500 spectators at London's O2 arena -- the biggest crowd for a tennis match in the U.K. Britain’s Murray earlier opened the season-ending event by defeating U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.

Federer, the winner of a record 15 Grand Slam singles titles, is seeking to become the first player since Ivan Lendl in 1989 to reclaim the year-end No. 1 ranking after losing it the previous year. Second-ranked Rafael Nadal of Spain finished 2008 as the No. 1 player in the ATP rankings.

The ATP Finals are played in a round-robin format, with eight players split into two groups. The top two from each section advance to the semifinals.

Novak Djokovic of Serbia today opens the defense of his title against Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko in Group B. Nadal faces Robin Soderling, the Swede who this year handed him his first defeat at the French Open.

Roger Federer DVDs carries complete match DVDs, such as his historic win in the 2009 Wimbledon tournament, in which he broke the record for most Grand Slam victories, or his classic win over Rafael Nadal in 2007, as well as many other major titles.

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