Andy Murray produced a remarkable winner in the opening set tie-break against Kei Nishikori which was very reminiscent of his shot to win the Rome Masters.
Murray and Nishikori played the longest three-set match in ATP World Tour Finals history - the Scot eventually prevailing 6-7 (9-11) 6-4 6-4 after three hours and 20 minutes.
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In a thrilling breaker, Murray came from 3-6 down and saved four set points, but crucially he was unable to take two set points of his own and Nishikori finally sealed it when the Scot missed a wild forehand.
At 6-5 to Nishikori and with one more set point, the Japanese star raced to the net putting the ball away for what he thought was going to be a clean angled winner.
Murray beats Nishikori in epic
Andy Murray edges out Kei Nishikori in epic at ATP World Tour Finals
But he didn't take into account Murray's speed and agility to make the impossible possible.
It was a double take of his remarkable powers of recovery to win the Rome Masters title earlier in the year against Novak Djokovic - another unforgettable moment in what has been quite some year for the world No 1.
Click on the video at the top of the page to see his winner against Nishikori and then scroll down to see his sensational effort against Djokovic. Then make up your own mind whether or not there was a similarity between the two.
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