Stan Wawrinka believes he will have to be at his best to stand any chance of beating Andy Murray in their final group match of the ATP World Tour Finals on Friday. Both players need to win to guarantee their place in Saturdays semi-finals.Wawrinka started the tournament with an abject straight-sets defeat to Kei Nishikori but improved dramatically to seal a 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-3) win over Marin Cilic and knows he cannot afford to let his level drop again against Murray. Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals November 17, 2016, 12:00pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Speaking at his post-match press conference, Wawrinka said: Im going to try to play my best tennis, to beat the world No 1. Its going to be a tough match. We played many times each other. Hes playing his best tennis so far.Its going to be interesting. Im happy to play here in front of his home crowd. Im sure its going to be a great atmosphere. Highlights of Wawrinka v Cilic from the ATP World Tour Finals For me, its already tough to beat Andy Murray here. Im going to focus on what I can do, try to win, and we will see after the match.Murray has won both of his matches so far, but he can still be eliminated if he loses to Wawrinka in straight sets and Kei Nishikori beats Cilic in the groups other match. Wawrinka joins Leif Shiras at the SkyPad to examine his victory over Cilic Wawrinka is aware of the permutations and is conscious that he could face Murray again in the final, but he insisted he was only interested in his own game.He added: I dont care at all. All I know is if I want to have a chance to qualify, I need to win. Thats all I know. Thats all Im trying to do. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price! Also See: WATCH: How good is Murray? WATCH: Thiem meets Mourinho Murrays service syndrome over? Murray beats Nishikori in epic
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