Federer Clinches Year-End #1 For 5th Time in 6 Years

15-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer is guaranteed to end the year as the World #1 for the 5th time in 6 years by defeating Andy Murray in London 3-6 6-3 6-1 at the World ATP Finals. Only Pete Sampras and Jimmy Connors have been able to finish #1 at the end of the year five times; Sampras was ranked #1 at the end of the year for 6 consecutive years from 1993-1998 and Connors was #1 for 5 consecutive years from 1974-1978. Federer was #1 at the end of year for four consecutive years from 2004-2007, was #2 in 2003 and 2008 and returned to #1 at the end of 2009. Federer becomes the first player ever to spend 7 consecutive years at either #1 or #2.