ck to those high levels. Slaven Bilic says he is expecting several playeers to return from injury over the coming weeks The Hammers face their fierce rivals languishing in 17th place in the table, just one point outside the bottom three with nearly a third of the season gone.dddddddddddd Watch a previ

LONDON -- Taking the court as the No. 1-ranked player for the first time, Andy Murray got the job done.The Wimbledon champion was tested for much of his opening match at the ATP finals but still came out on top, playing in his home country and beating Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-2 Monday at the O2 Arena.It was obviously nice to play in that stadium with the crowd like that. It obviously helps, Murray said. After a long, kind of, few months, its nice to know that Im going to be finishing the year playing in that sort of atmosphere.Murray took over at the top of the rankings last week, replacing Novak Djokovic. But the year-end No. 1 ranking is still up for grabs and could be decided on Sunday if both Murray and Djokovic reach the final.The prospect of attaining that, however, doesnt seem to be weighing too heavily on Murrays mind.The last few days, I havent thought about it too much, Murray said. It didnt change much for me.It certainly hasnt affected his ability to win matches. Murray has won a career-high eight titles this season, including a second Wimbledon title in July and a second straight Olympic gold medal in August. Since then, he has won titles in Beijing, Shanghai, Vienna and Paris.The latest victory on Monday didnt come so easy. Murray struggled to win his service games in the first set against Cilic, but still ended up saving all but one of the five break points he faced in the match. On the other side, he converted four of his five break points.When I need to step in, I didnt. When I need to wait a little bit longer, I wasnt waiting, said Cilic, the 2014 U.S. Open champion. The hitting could have been better. Yeah, a little bit unfortunate to go 6-3, 6-2 down, where it felt it was much, much closer in the first set. Beginning of the second, I had couple chances as well.In the early match, Stan Wawrinka finally lost a match at the ATP finals to someone who hasnt been ranked No. 1 in the world. The U.S. Open champion, who has reached the semifinals of the season-ending tournament for the last three years, was beaten by Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-3.It was not a great match compared to what I can do, thats for sure, said Wawrinka, a three-time Grand Slam champion. I dont think I find anything on the court today. I was a little bit slow on everything. I was hesitating a lot with my game, my movement.Wawrinka holds a 6-7 record at the tournament for the top eight players in the world, but his previous six losses were against Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal -- twice to each.Mondays loss doesnt mean Wawrinka is out of the tournament, but it hurts his chances of finishing the year as the No. 3-ranked player. Wawrinka, Nishikori and Milos Raonic all have a chance to end up one spot behind Murray and Djokovic.Im sure I still have something inside me to play some great tennis before the end of the year, so Im going to try everything for that in the next match, Wawrinka said. 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"Id love to look at those opportunities as they arise," Pierce said in an interview from his Winnipeg eatery.Slaven Bilic is paying little attention to transfer talk swirling around Dimitri Payet, who he is confident will stay at West Ham in January.Payet caused a stir earlier this month when he hinted at a move to Paris Saint-Germain and said he would close the door to nothing when it comes to his future.But Bilic, speaking ahead of West Hams Premier League return to action against Tottenham on Saturday, said he was relaxed about the situation and was not even planning to approach the situation with the France international. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price I read it but he said nothing major, said Bilic. He said he didnt want to close the door to something, he didnt say I want to leave in January or June or whatever so lets not make a big issue.Im quite relaxed. We are not going to talk about it particularly but with every big player there are a lot of rumours and interest. So I dont have to talk to him about it.Payets form this season has been below what he achieved in 2015-16, when West Ham reached the Europa League places, and Bilic is more concerned about getting him back to those high levels. Slaven Bilic says he is expecting several playeers to return from injury over the coming weeks The Hammers face their fierce rivals languishing in 17th place in the table, just one point outside the bottom three with nearly a third of the season gone.dddddddddddd Watch a preview of Saturdays Premier League fixtures including Manchester Utd v Arsenal and Tottenham v West Ham In every game, you need your characters to show their qualities, no matter if it is to defend, to fight, to tackle and win second balls or create something special and win games for you, Bilic added. Bilic is confident Payet will stay at the London Stadium We need him a lot in every game, especially when you are playing against a defence that has conceded so far the fewest goals in the Premier League.Of course you need something special to score against them and you are expecting your best players to do it.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal and get the first six months half price!Also See:Sullivan not selling PayetMersons predictionsPremier League questionsHow did your internationals fare? ' ' '