LONDON—Roger Federer will play the ATP’s season-ending championship for the 14th consecutive year. The Swiss will go for a seventh title at the tournament, starting against Tomas Berdych on Sunday night in Group Stan Smith. Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori are the other players in Federer’s round-robin group.
"I haven't had issues being motivated for this tournament," said Federer. "I looked forward to it and as it was a priority I played better.
"The idea of playing fellow Top 10 rivals gets me going, gets me really excited. I don't relax on making it to the Finals, then go out and lose three crushing defeats. I don't want to finish the year that way."
Federer has a 59-10 match record for the season, including six titles. He became the third player in ATP history to record 1,000 match wins, trailing only Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl.
"It is a big goal to be here," added Federer. "All the players that are here have achieved the goal.
"The atmosphere is great. It is prestigious, one of the best events."