LONDON – It was quite a couple of hours for the Murray brothers at the ATP World Tour Finals yesterday.
Younger sibling Andy crushed Switzerland’s world number three Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-2 to top his group and stay on course for a season-ending finale against Novak Djokovic.
Shortly before taking to the O2 Arena court, it was also confirmed that Jamie Murray and Brazilian partner Bruno Soares would end the year as the world’s top-ranked duo, courtesy of a defeat for rivals Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Jamie has made a habit of beating his higher-profile brother to milestones.
He won a grand slam title — the 2007 Wimbledon mixed doubles — five years before Andy won the US Open.
Jamie reached number one in the ATP doubles rankings in April, seven months before Andy hit the singles summit. Now he has clinched the year-end top spot for the first time with Soares.
