ATP World Tour Finals: Andy Murray ready for another battle with Novak Djokovic
Wednesday 7 November 2012 06:51, UK
Image:Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic: Rivalry has been a running feature throughout 2012
Andy Murray is expecting another physically draining contest against Novak Djokovic when the pair meet for the seventh time this year at the ATP World Tour Finals on Wednesday.
The ATP World Tour Finals is Murray's first tournament back in London as a grand slam champion after he finally broke his major duck in New York.
Apart from a certain inner calm, world number three Murray has not yet felt too many benefits on the court, but he hopes they will come.
He said: "It's hard to say because I've lost a few very tough matches since. But I hope when I'm playing the best players in the world I'll believe in my shots a bit more and make sure to be aggressive when I can.
"I thought I did a good job of that (in his opening win over Tomas Berdych). I tried to move forward and take his time away a little bit, which sometimes when I played him in the past, I'd let him dictate a lot of the points. I didn't feel like I did that.
"They're the things that, rather than it necessarily being just (a boost in) confidence, also just learning.
"Having won a few of the big events this year, and having lost a tough one in Australia against Novak, and at Wimbledon against Roger (Federer), I've learned a lot this year how I need to play those big points in big games."
