Stanislas Wawrinka marked his first appearance at the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-3, 6-7 (0), 6-3 win over Tomas Berdych.
London: Stanislas Wawrinka marked his first appearance at the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-3, 6-7 (0), 6-3 win over Tomas Berdych in their opening round-robin match Monday.
Wawrinka - the only debutant in this year's tournament - got off to a strong start and then recovered from a slump in the second-set tiebreaker to win a hard-fought contest that lasted nearly 2 1/2 hours.
Wawrinka and Berdych are playing in Group A, which also includes top-ranked Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer. Group B features Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Juan Martin del Potro and Richard Gasquet.
After the round-robin stage, the top two finishers in each group reach the semi-finals.
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