Andy Murray overcomes slow start to seal straight-sets victory over Marin Cilic in ATP World Tour Finals opener

For Andy Murray this was a homecoming as world number one, but for all the tumultuous welcome her received it was no cosy lap of honour.
Dressed like an off-duty desert soldier in his khaki shorts and cap, Murray had to put in an evening session of hard grinding to overcome Marin Cilic on his opening night at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.
Murray secured his twentieth consecutive victory, and his eleventh of the year in London, by beating the world number seven 6-3 6-2 in an hour and a half. He will play Kei Nishikori next (Wednesday) as he bids to hold off Novak Djokovic at the top of... read more