British ace Murray considers pullout of ATP Finals

 　　LONDON, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- British top player Andy Murray suffered a bitter defeat at home as he was beaten by David Ferrer in straight sets in his first match and considered of pulling out of the ATP World Tour Finals on Monday.

　　Murray, the world No. 3, struggled to find his form during the meeting and lost to the world No. 5 Spaniard 6-4, 7-5 in Group A's opening match.

　　"I had a problem with my groin," revealed¹ Murray, who asked for medical timeout after the first set. "I didn't move particularly great today, but I still had opportunities."

　　Murray broke first in both sets, but succumbed² to a more consistent³ Ferrer, whom he defeated in the previous three meetings this year.

　　"He's just very, very solid. He gives you very few points," said Murray. "He returned well today, didn't make hardly any mistakes on the return, so he was always putting pressure on my service game. And that's the main difference."

　　Although the round robin⁴ in group stage means Murray still has at least two matches to play, the 24-year-old said that he will decide later wether or not to keep playing.

　　"I can decide until one minute before the match on Wednesday if I want to," Murray added. "So I'll see how I feel tonight and tomorrow and decide."

　　Word No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia is going to lock horns with Tomas Berdych from Czech Republic later in the evening.

1 revealed   

v.显示( reveal的过去式和过去分词 )；揭示；泄露；[神学]启示

参考例句：

• They revealed to me that the experiment had failed. 他们向我透露试验失败了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His insincerity is revealed by the quick goggle of his eyes. 他眼睛的快速转动泄露了他的不诚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 succumbed   

不再抵抗（诱惑、疾病、攻击等）( succumb的过去式和过去分词 )； 屈从； 被压垮； 死

参考例句：

• The town succumbed after a short siege. 该城被围困不久即告失守。
• After an artillery bombardment lasting several days the town finally succumbed. 在持续炮轰数日后，该城终于屈服了。

3 consistent   

adj.坚持的，一贯的，一致的，符合的

参考例句：

• He has been a consistent friend to the Chinese people.他是中国人民始终如一的朋友。
• His action is always consistent with his words.他始终言行一致。

4 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。