Inconsistent Murray aims to cap mixed year

ANDY MURRAY insists he will take to the court at the O2 Arena in London tomorrow a better player than the one who competed at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals last year.

On paper things look very similar, with the Scot holding his position as world number four for the majority of the season before tomorrow’s opponent Robin Soderling edged ahead courtesy of his victory in the Paris Masters last weekend.

But it has been 12 months of major highs and lows for Murray, perhaps summed up at the first grand slam of the year in Australia, where arguably the best two weeks of his career ended in tears and crushing disappointment with defeat by Roger Federer in the final.