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It's been another exciting sporting year and plenty of big names have appeared in the pages of The Wharf, including West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola, a quartet of England cricket captains and two heroes of the 1966 World Cup win.

We look back at what's been making the headlines locally and nationally over the last 12 months.

Andy Murray's hopes of lifting the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals crown were dashed by the slenderest of margins.

The British number one missed out on a semi-final spot by just one game after Juan Martin Del Potro beat Roger Federer last night.

Rafael Nadal was philosophical after he became the first player to be eliminated from the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

The world number two lost in straight sets to Nikolai Davydenko at The O2 yesterday to tumble out of the tournament on a day of suprise results.

There was disappointment for the Andy Murray fan club last night when the British star lost with a whimper to Roger Federer.

Murray made too many basic errors as he went down 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 to the world number one in front of a packed arena at The O2.

The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals served up their first shock when Rafa Nadal lost in straight sets to Robin Soderling.

The world number two never recovered from a poor start and Soderling - who only qualified when Andy Roddick pulled out last week - eased through 6-4, 6-4.

Andy Murray got off to a flying start in his bid to win the ATP World Tour Finals at The O2.

The British number one beat US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in the first of his round robin matches yesterday. Murray made a superb start, opening up a 5-0 lead in the first set against a lacklustre Del Potro.

The O2 will be the centre of the tennis world next week when the best players on the planet head there for the last tournament of the season.

The arena will host the ATP World Tour Finals from Sunday, with the likes of Roger Federer and Andy Murray set to battle for one of the sport's most prestigious titles.

Rain didn't stop play for Sir Ian Botham when he put in an appearance in Canary Wharf today.

The ex-England cricketer was putting pen to paper to sign copies of his latest book, My Sporting Heroes, at Waterstone's in Jubilee Place mall, with plenty of Wharfers queueing up to meet him.

Andy Murray might have had a difficult few weeks with injury and defeat but he has still got a great chance of winning a grand slam tournament according to ex-Wimbledon champion Pat Cash.

Murray's surprise defeat against Marin Cilic in the US Open led to some people questioning whether he will fulfil his potential but Cash dismissed such talk.

Roger Federer is favourite to win another Wimbledon title but don't ignore Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.

That's the view of Tim Henman ahead of the start of the tournament next Monday. The former Wimbledon semi-finalist thinks five-time champion Federer has the edge on his closest rivals after his recent victory in the French Open.

THE countdown has begun for the world's most prestigious tennis tournament's arrival in London.

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray are likely to line up at The O2 next November for the ATP World Tour Finals, the season-ending competition when the top eight players in the world fight for a $5million prize fund.

The Wizard of Odds, Nigel Seeley, hopes the last top-class tennis action of the year will serve up some winning combinations this week.

I've returned from my holidays refreshed and ready to go and the pressure is well on the Wizard's shoulders to turn around our negative balance in time for Christmas.

TIM HENMAN is tipping Andy Murray to be a smash hit in 2008 – but still thinks Roger Federer is the man to beat.

Henman teamed up with Colin Montgomerie on Tuesday (March 4) for a Sport Relief golf challenge at HSBC’s headquarters in Canada Square (see Colin's interview here) and he spoke to The Wharf about Britain’s hot tennis prospect.

Murray beat world number one Federer in Dubai this week, and Henman said: “Any time you beat Federer is fantastic, so it’s going to give him a great platform to build from.