Murray opens ATP finals by beating Berdych

Murray opens ATP finals by beating Berdych

 LONDON, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Andy Murray fought back from one set down to defeat fifth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych in the opening match of the ATP World Tour Finals here on Monday.

Murray, Britain's only living Grand Slam¹ titlist, needed two hours and 17 minutes to beat Berdych 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to make their win-loss record 4-4 in their eight meetings.

The third seed, who is making his fifth straight appearance at the ATP World Tour Finals, will finish year-end No. 3 in the world rankings.

"The noise and the atmosphere at the beginning of the match was great," said Murray. "I thought I started the match well. I just didn't quite take my chances early on. Both of us I thought served pretty well and weren't losing too many points on our first serve. It can hinge² on a couple points here or there. Getting the break for a 3-1 lead gave me the advantage in the second set. But the third set was tight as well."

Berdych admitted, "I think it was a very, very good and solid match, from both of us. Unfortunately, small details just decided³ it today. I think the biggest moment was in the second set, 1-1, when I had three break points."

The 25-year-old Scot is bidding for a fourth title of the year, which includes the London 2012 Olympics gold medal, US Open and Brisbane International. He has lost in the 2008 and 2010 semifinals at the ATP World Tour Finals.

1 slam   

v.猛力地推、放或扔；砰地关上

参考例句：

• They were surprised by the slam of a car door.关汽车门时发出的声音使他们很吃惊。
• Why should you slam the window?你干吗要使劲关窗户呢？

2 hinge   

n.合页，铰链，关键；v.给...安铰链，随...而定

参考例句：

• That door can damage in the hinge very fast.那扇门很快会在合页处损坏。
• Does not success or failure hinge on this?成败之机，其在斯乎？

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。