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Federer, Murray win opening ATP matches

(AP Photo/Sang Tan)

LONDON (AP) Roger Federer overcame an erratic forehand and Fernando Verdasco on Sunday, rallying to beat his Spanish opponent 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the round-robin stage of the ATP World Tour Finals.

The top-ranked Federer was broken only once - in the opening game of the Group A match after double-faulting on the first point - but he never looked dominating until late in the second set when he converted his first break point to even the score at one set apiece.

In the third set at the O2 Arena, Federer was back to his old self. He controlled play as usual, and gave Verdasco little chance to stay in the match.

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2009 ATP Rankings
Rank Player Points
1 Roger Federer 10150
2 Rafael Nadal 9205
3 Novak Djokovic 7910
4 Andy Murray 6630
5 Juan Martin del Potro 5985
6 Andy Roddick 4410
7 Nikolay Davydenko 3630
8 Fernando Verdasco 3300
9 Robin Soderling 3010
10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2875
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