British tennis star Andy Murray is not worried about a hostile reaction in Greenwich this week after coming out in favour of Scottish independence.

The Scot is playing in England - at Greenwich's O2 in the ATP World Tour Finals - since tweeting his feelings about the Scottish independence referendum.

He said: "The crowd has always given me very good support here, at Wimbledon, at Queens or wherever over my whole career.

"I hope this week that's the same. If not, I will do my job. I’ll do my best. I’ll give my best effort regardless and hopefully win back some fans this week."

The Olympic champion has fought back from indifferent form in recent weeks, playing a marathon six tournaments in a row in order to qualify for the tournament in south east London which only takes the best eight players.

If he performs well this week he could end the year ranked fourth in the world.

Asked how his body was coping to the abnormally strenuous workload, he said: “It is always tough to judge until you’re on the match court. This week in practice has been OK.”

He added: “It was unusual that I played so many tournaments but the way you gain confidence is by winning matches.”

World number one Novak Djokovic heads into the tournament as the favourite.

The Serbian recently became a father for the first time and pundits were anxious to see if it affected his game. If it has, results so far suggest it has been for the better.

Djokovic said: “The first tournament we had after (the birth) was Paris and I won without dropping a set. We should be making more kids I guess in the future.”

For all of the players who make the grade, the chance to play at the season’s curtain call in Greenwich means a lot.

Australian open champion Stan Wawrinka said: “It is amazing. I’m really excited. For me, it is always something special. It is a dream to be here.”

Marin Cillic, who won his first grand slam at the US Open, is making his debut at the World Tour Finals. He said: “It is a huge pleasure for me to be here after a full season to be in the top eight and play in this amazing tournament.

“It’s an amazing experience so far with all the organisation and the players getting everything they need and all the attention.”

The ATP World Tour finals are at the O2 from Sunday (November 9) until Sunday, November 16. Go to axs.com for tickets.