Live - Murray v Verdasco

Live - Murray v Verdasco

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By Chris Bevan

From anon via text on 81111: We have a meeting room in our office with a large (licensed) flat screen tv. Told the boss i needed to book the meeting room for the afternoon, but he knows Murray is playing so quickly figured what i wanted it for!"

Murray 1-1 *Verdasco
Murray needs to serve a lot better today than he did against Fed on Wednesday - agreed? Can he deliver though? Well, two aces in his opening service game certainly help his cause - but one double fault doesn't, and Verdasco forces deuce before the Scot ups the ante to hold. By the way, I should clarify that if Murray wins in three sets, he will be out if Del Potro wins in straight sets (I contradicted myself initially at 1408, sorry!).
* Denotes next to serve

BBC Sport's Piers Newbery Tweeting from the O2 Arena: "Lots of "C'mon Andy!" shouts but some Verdasco fans too. No sign of last night's Nadal fan. Endless: "WE LOVE YOU RAFA!" Think she put him off."

*Murray 0-1 Verdasco
Almost the perfect start for Murray, who hits some sparkling backhands to put himself on the front foot against a nervous-looking Verdasco but sees three break points come and go. It takes him eight minutes, but the Spaniard survives - and holds.
* Denotes next to serve

1429: Here we go. Verdasco to serve first.

1428: For Murray today, the key will be his serve, which he described as being "pants" in the final two sets of his defeat by Roger Federer on Wednesday. Murray beat Del Potro in his first match - Verdasco has lost to Del Potro and Federer so far.

1426: On paper, Murray is the heavy favourite - he has beaten Verdasco in seven out of their eight meetings, including in the semi-finals of the Valencia Open earlier this month. The Spaniard, 26, is ranked a career-high eighth in the world and is in this end of season tournament for the first time.

1422: Boris Becker on BBC 2: There is no pressure at all on Fernando Verdasco - he is just happy to be here at all. It is all on Andy Murray, everyone is expecting him to win.

1420: Just a reminder that I'm expecting you lot to get involved today too. Tweet me gently on Twitter, text me via 81111, or drop me a line on 606. I'm waiting.

1418: Here come Verdasco and Murray now, to a hearty reception from the crowd at the O2 Arena. Looks a decent atmosphere too, as you would expect.

1414: Murray will be on court in a matter of minutes by the way. Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic have just wrapped up a 6-4 7-6 (11-9) win over Mahesh Bhupati and Mark Knowles.

1408: I should add that, if Murray wins in three sets, then he is through to the last four if Federer triumphs tonight, or if Del Potro wins in straight sets. However, Murray will be out if he wins in three sets and Del Potro also wins in three.

1402: The good news is that, as well as following the action here and on BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra, you can watch it on BBC 2 and on this website. Aside from beaming it live to the inside of your eyelids, I can't do a lot more to keep you informed.

1400: Afternoon folks, I'll try to keep this simple. A straight sets win for Andy Murray against Spain's Fernando Verdasco today and he is into the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals. A defeat and Murray is out. Anything else and we will need our calculators, and have to wait for the end of Roger Federer v Juan Martin del Potro this evening, to find out which two players will progress. Got that? Good.

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