ATP World Tour Finals 2015 Results: Monday Tennis Scores and Updated Schedule

Andy Murray comfortably beat David Ferrer in his first ATP World Tour Finals 2015 group-stage match on Monday in two sets, 6-4, 6-4.

The Scot made a number of uncharacteristic mistakes in the first set but took full advantage of Ferrer's erratic service, which only got worse as the match wore on. 

In the late match, Rafael Nadal cruised past Stan Wawrinka. Here's a look at the full results and the schedule for Tuesday:

Date		Score
Monday, Nov. 16	Andy Murray (2)	6-4, 6-4	David Ferrer (7)
Monday, Nov. 16	Rafael Nadal (5)	6-3, 6-2	Stan Wawrinka (4)
Tuesday, Nov. 17	Tomas Berdych (6)	TBD	Kei Nishikori (8)
Tuesday, Nov. 17	Novak Djokovic (1)	TBD	Roger Federer (3)

Recap

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Nadal avenged his loss against Wawrinka at the Paris Masters with a routine two-set win, beating the Swiss 6-3, 6-2.

The Spaniard played a brilliant match, finding plenty of success from the base line, but his efforts were greatly helped by a horrible showing from Wawrinka, per tennis writer Ricky Dimon:

The two traded blows in the first set until Nadal broke Wawrinka's serve in the seventh game, and he proceeded to win three in a row to take the first set. Wawrinka struggled with his serve, hitting two double faults, and Nadal's passing game was on point, negating his opponent's advantage near the net.

Wawrinka started taking more risks on his serve in the second set, hitting eight aces in total. But the tactic hardly paid off, as Nadal's advantage in the rallies was so great, the final result was never in doubt.

Tennis analyst Craig O'Shannessy was impressed:

Nadal had an impressive 11 break chances in the second set, and while Wawrinka did well to deal with the bulk of them, the Spaniard converted two to cruise to an easy win.

Nadal remains a bit of a wildcard in this tournament after his inconsistent form in the last two years, but if he's healthy and on form, he presents a dangerous opponent for everyone, including Novak Djokovic.

He's looked solid in the last few weeks and continues to improve, as evidenced by his win on Monday. Murray remains the favourite in the group, but Nadal isn't far behind.

Murray didn't look as good as the home fans would have liked, but he grabbed the win against Ferrer in his first ATP World Tour Finals 2015 match. 

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Ferrer was soundly beaten by Murray at the Paris Masters earlier in November and was determined not to let that happen again, playing with lots of aggression from the opening game. The Spaniard immediately grabbed his first break point but couldn't convert after an entertaining rally, setting the tone for the first set.

With neither man's serve working particularly well, much of the action took place on the baseline. The rallies were often long and filled with drama, although Murray always seemed to be a step ahead of Ferrer, and the break was only a matter of time.

The Spaniard continued to find ways to get himself out of tricky situations, however, and per TennisTV, the match was a lot closer than their encounter in Paris:

Murray started to find better range with his serve as the set wore on, leading to a couple of quick serve games for the Scot. He nearly found the first break of the match at 4-3, failing to convert two break points, but two games later, a huge lapse from Ferrer just about handed Murray the set.

A handful of poor serves from the Spaniard handed Murray his fifth break chance, and he didn't even have to move to win the set, as Ferrer produced his third double-fault of the match.

Per Neil McLeman of the Daily Mirror, losing the first set was an ominous sign for Ferrer:

TennisTV shared some of the stats from the first set:

Momentum appeared to be with Murray heading into the second set, but his opponent immediately battled his way back, winning three break points and his first break of the match with a powerful return into Murray's feet.

Ferrer's fifth double-fault of the day took the next game to deuce, but he kept his composure and avoided more mistakes, winning the game and taking a 2-0 lead. 

Murray's serve got back on track after that disastrous opening game, and with Ferrer also taking a few more risks, the second set didn't feature nearly as many rallies. Murray eventually broke back on one of the few 20-shot exchanges we saw, tying things up at 3-3.

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Similar to the first set, the two traded plenty of shots heading toward the end of the second set, but Murray seemed to be the stronger man. And once again, Ferrer let himself down in the 10th game, handing Murray two match points with some poor serving. 

Murray needed only one, grabbing the win and the top spot in Group Ilie Nastase in the process.

As reported by Sky Sports, Murray thought Ferrer gave him a tough challenge but acknowledged that his serve let him down:

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He fought all the way through the end as always and made it extremely difficult for me. He didn't serve as well as he can.

[...] All of the players love this event which is why it is staying here for a few more years.

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