berdych then got his chance and was able to break.s game a little bit, up his first serve percentage, and after he did that, he needed to start taking his opportunities, and he was able to do that. there are no easy matches, with the top eight being here, you have got to get firing from the word go... very much so. the nature of these players, they have all had fantastic years to qualify. it is a slightly different format, with the round robin. you have got to be ready to play your best tennis from the word go. i do not think andy played his best today, but there are no bonus points for style or artistic impression, he got the job done. but berdych is such a difficult opponent, he hits the ball so hard, out of nowhere. very much so. he hits it very, very flat, and he likes to take your time away. it can be frustrating. you feel like you're playing the match on his terms. but murray is so good at defending, he keeps getting the ball back. it was a big victory in the context of his last three tournaments, when he had had match points, b