TENNIS in DEPTH.

”I hope we can live up to the expectations and play another good one. Obviously I expect a difficult match. It’s always fun playing your rivals.”

The pair meet in Group A of the season-ending tournament both boasting one win apiece and knowing the victor could secure a place in the semi-finals of the lucrative event.

Murray has been one of the Swiss’ most consistently difficult opponents, with the Scot winning six of their nine ATP Tour clashes.

Federer won their biggest match, in the US Open final last year, and also their most recent meeting in Cincinnati but Murray can draw on memories of victories in Indian Wells and Doha this year as well as in the group stages of this event 12 months ago.

On that occasion the 22-year-old triumphed in a three-hour epic in Shanghai that eliminated four-time champion Federer but drained Murray ahead of his semi-final with Nikolay Davydenko, which he then lost.

Recalling the meeting, Federer said: ”I remember I was not going into the match with, let’s say, the highest of hopes. I kind of just said to myself, ‘You know what, I’ll play aggressive and see what happens.’

”I was playing incredible for a set, almost got a victory. But I thought it was a very exciting match to be a part of. It was unfortunate for me not to come through.

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