TENNIS in DEPTH.

Andy Murray will play Roger Federer in the group stages of the ATP World Tour Finals.

Murray, seeded four, was placed in the same group as the Wimbledon champion at Wednesday’s draw ceremony at the London Eye.

Murray will also take on US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro and Fernando Verdasco in Group A at the O2 Arena.

The group will therefore also feature a rematch of the US Open final between Federer and Del Potro, providing the Argentine is fit enough to play – he has been suffering with an abdominal strain.

Murray holds a 6-3 win-loss record against Federer on the tour, a record which includes a thrilling win over the Swiss in the group stages of last year’s tournament, then known as the Masters Cup.

However, the Scot lost the pair’s last meeting in Cincinnati in August.

Murray, who needs to finish in the top two in the group to qualify for the semi-finals, also holds a 4-1 record against Del Potro and a 7-1 head-to-head against Verdasco, although the Spaniard was the man responsible for his Australian Open exit back in January.

Group B will be headed by top seed and Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal, a player who could yet deny Federer the year-end world number one ranking with a good display in London.

However, he will face a tough challenge from Novak Djokovic, a player who beat him last week en route to the Paris Masters title.

Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko and Swede Robin Soderling, a late replacement for the injured Andy Roddick, make up Group B.

The ATP’s season-ending finale gets under way on Sunday.

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