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We take a look back on the history of the ATP World Tour Finals since the event moved to London in 2009

Image: Novak Djokovic: Reigning ATP World Tour Finals champions after win in 2012

The ATP's season-ending championships now calls the O2 Arena home, but the event has only been held in London since 2009.

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2011 - Roger repeats

Federer entered the 2011 tournament trying to salvage something from a relatively disappointing season which had seen him reach the final of just one grand slam and win none of the major titles for the first time in nine years. But he showed his mastery of indoor hard courts by racing through his group with three straight wins, including a straight-sets thrashing of Nadal. The Spaniard was once again showing his end-of-season vulnerability and bowed out after managing just one win, and even then he needed a third-set tie-break against eighth-ranked Mardy Fish. Djokovic had enjoyed a miracle year but also could not make it past the group stages, losing to David Ferrer and fellow Serbian Janko Tipsarevic, who had been brought in as an alternate after home favourite Murray withdrew after his opening match due to injury. That meant Federer faced Ferrer in the last four, with outsiders Tomas Berdych and Jo-Wilfired Tsonga meeting in the other semi-final. Federer and Tsonga both won in straight sets, and the then 16-time grand slam champion went into their final showdown as the overwhelming favourite. Tsonga did make a game of it by winning the second set in a tie-break but Federer ultimately had too much for him and prevailed in three, sealing a record sixth year-end title in the process.

2012 - Djokovic reigns

A much better year, including victory at Wimbledon, had seen Federer briefly climb back to the top of the world rankings, but Djokovic returned to the No 1 spot by the time the 2012 Finals started. Djokovic certainly lived up to his billing in the round-robin stage, winning three out of three to qualify ahead of Murray. Federer, meanwhile, saw his unbeaten run at the event come to an end after 12 matches, with Del Potro toppling him. Federer had already done enough to qualify for the semi-finals and he was joined in the knockout stages by his Argentine conqueror. An injured Nadal was not present, having been out of action since Wimbledon. Murray was competing in Britain for the first time since claiming his maiden grand slam title at the US Open but that did not count for much during his semi-final with Federer as an apparent majority of the crowd sided with the Swiss veteran, who rode the support to a straight-sets victory. For the second time at the O2 the final would be a clash between the world's top two players as Djokovic came from a set down to battle past Del Potro in the other last-four contest. Federer made a fast start in the final and dominated the beginning of each set, but Djokovic battled back each time. Although the reigning champion showed flashes of his brilliant best, his opponent proved to be the more dogged competitor and eventually prevailed in straight sets. The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals starts on November 4 and is live on Sky Sports HD.

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