<p>The 29-year-old Federer, bidding for a record-equalling fifth title at the year-ending showpiece had often struggled against Murray in their 13 previous encounters but he cruised to victory with a minimum of fuss. <br /><br />The writing was on the wall for Murray when he had to save break points in the opening game but Federer broke to love on the Scot's second service game -- an advantage he never looked like relinquishing. <br /><br />His usually trusty groundstrokes lacking bite and accuracy, Murray managed only three points on the world number two's serve as the opening set slipped by in 36 minutes. <br />The crowd hoped for a response from Murray but they were to be disappointed as the 23-year-old unravelled before their eyes and he quickly went 4-0 down in the second set. <br /><br />On Monday, Rafael Nadal registered a compelling round robin victory over Andy Roddick. Novak Djokovic’s win over Tomas Berdych had provided the day's biggest talking point until world number one Nadal slugged out a 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 victory. A razor-sharp Djokovic outclassed a disappointing Berdych 6-3, 6-3. <br /><br />Paes-Dlouhy lose<br /><br />Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy’s chances suffered a setback due to defeat in the opening group match.<br /><br />Paes and Dlouhy, seeded third, though went down fighting 3-6, 6-7 (3-7) against Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski.<br /><br />Paes and his Czech partner will have to win the remaining two matches as only the top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals.<br /></p>
<p>The 29-year-old Federer, bidding for a record-equalling fifth title at the year-ending showpiece had often struggled against Murray in their 13 previous encounters but he cruised to victory with a minimum of fuss. <br /><br />The writing was on the wall for Murray when he had to save break points in the opening game but Federer broke to love on the Scot's second service game -- an advantage he never looked like relinquishing. <br /><br />His usually trusty groundstrokes lacking bite and accuracy, Murray managed only three points on the world number two's serve as the opening set slipped by in 36 minutes. <br />The crowd hoped for a response from Murray but they were to be disappointed as the 23-year-old unravelled before their eyes and he quickly went 4-0 down in the second set. <br /><br />On Monday, Rafael Nadal registered a compelling round robin victory over Andy Roddick. Novak Djokovic’s win over Tomas Berdych had provided the day's biggest talking point until world number one Nadal slugged out a 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 victory. A razor-sharp Djokovic outclassed a disappointing Berdych 6-3, 6-3. <br /><br />Paes-Dlouhy lose<br /><br />Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy’s chances suffered a setback due to defeat in the opening group match.<br /><br />Paes and Dlouhy, seeded third, though went down fighting 3-6, 6-7 (3-7) against Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski.<br /><br />Paes and his Czech partner will have to win the remaining two matches as only the top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals.<br /></p>