Sunday 30 October 2016 18:53, UK
Andy Murray continues his quest to usurp Novak Djokovic as world No 1 when he targets 500 ATP ranking points at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna this week.
The British world No 2 has already won an impressive six ATP titles and added a further 640 points to his tally following his victory at the Shanghai Masters with the Serb unable to defend his title.
In what has been his most successful year in the sport Murray would match Djokovic's current total of seven 2016 titles heading into the Paris Masters and World Tour Finals in the coming weeks with all still to play for.
The Scot is one of only three top-10 players to enter the tournament but he has form in Vienna having won two years ago when he beat current defending champion David Ferrer.
He goes up against 27-year-old Slovak Martin Klizan in his opening match before facing a potentially tricky tie against Frenchman Gilles Simon in the last 16.
Lucas Pouille could await Murray in the quarter-final with either Ferrer or home favourite and Tie-break Tens conqueror Dominic Thiem a potential semi-final opponent.
Ferrer, 34, opens his campaign against world No 40 Kyle Edmund. The Briton will be looking to continue his march up the rankings after a semi-final appearance at the European Open in Antwerp last week and will fancy his chances of causing an early upset.
In the bottom half of the draw, Czech Tomas Berdych suffered a shock defeat to unheralded Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili on Monday, meaning Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and surprise Shanghai finalist Roberto Bautista Agut will fancy their chances of reaching Sunday's showpiece.
Keep across the action on Sky Sports and Sky Sports Mix from midday all this week.
