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Lewis Hamilton got his U.S. Grand Prix weekend off to a solid start with the fastest time in first practice, 0.315s faster than teammate and title rival Nico Rosberg.Hamilton and Rosberg go into this weekends race split by 33 points, with the British driver in need of a win to inject some hope into his championship campaign. Although the FP1 session counts for nothing in the grand scheme of things, at the last three races the Mercedes driver who has had the edge throughout free practice has gone on to secure pole position on Saturday.Hamilton held a 1.951s advantage over Max Verstappen in third, but both Red Bull drivers stuck exclusively to the medium tyres -- the slowest compound on offer this weekend -- and are likely to show their true pace later in the day. Hamilton and Rosberg both set their fastest times on soft tyres, although they did use the super-soft tyre for nine lap runs earlier in the session.Kimi Raikkonen finished the session fourth fastest for Ferrari after using the soft compound throughout the 90 minutes. Nico Hulkenberg was fifth fastest for Force India ahead of Valtteri Bottas in the Williams as the two teams prepare to continue their battle over fourth place in the constructors championship. Both drivers ran the Halo earlier in the session as part of the FIAs ongoing tests for the cockpit protection device, with Williams opting to run a white version to match its livery.Daniel Ricciardo was seventh fastest and set his best time on used mediums, while Sebastian Vettel was eighth after his session was interrupted by a loose wing mirror. The mirror came loose when he ran wide exiting the penultimate corner and a piece of bodywork flew up from lower down on the car and took the mirror out.Both Toro Rossos made into the top ten after using super-soft tyres towards the end of the session to set a quick lap. Kvyat also ran the Halo earlier in the session before having a spin at Turn 18 once it had been removed.Felipe Massa and Felipe Nasr were 11th and 12th, ahead of Fernando Alonso in the McLaren, who completed 26 laps exclusively on the soft tyres. The two Haas drivers could only manage 15 laps each and both stopped at the end of the pit lane towards the end of the session, finishing down in 14th and 15th.Marcus Ericsson was 16th ahead of Mexican Alfonso Celis, who drove Sergio Perezs Force India in FP1 as part of his ongoing role as a development driver. 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This was a new feeling.He had waited a while for it -- seven years and 89 days, to be precise, since first becoming world No. 2 in August 2009.Given a standing ovation, the Scot stepped onto court as the top ranked player in the world for the first time Monday evening. Shaking off a few early nerves, he delivered a 6-3, 6-2 win over Marin Cilic.He could only smile as the crowd showed him their love.A big thank you for all of the support. I really appreciate it, the Scot said in his on-court interview. Ill keep working hard to give you moments like this on the court.His debut as No. 1 -- the first Briton to achieve the feat since the debut of the ATP rankings in 1973 -- fittingly came on home soil, and just an hours drive from his house in Surrey, where he has opted to stay during this tournament for the first time.Murray extended his win streak to 20 matches, just two shy of his career-best total. That particular run was set this summer, and was ended by none other than Cilic in the Cincinnati Masters final.When you start winning, you gain confidence, Murray added. In the important moments of break points, I was a little bit more solid. He had some chances in the first set, but I took my opportunities. Thats what winning matches does for you.The 2014 US Open winner was a dangerous opponent, having won the title in Basel last month and recorded his first win over Novak Djokovic to reach the Paris Masters semifinals.Aside from an early break back in the first set, the Croat had no answers here, despite the presence of Murrays former assistant coach Jonas Bjorkman in his players box. Cilic and his new coach were simply unable to cook up a game plan to throw Murray off.Making the final here would push Murray to a personal-best 23rd consecutive win. He may need to make it 24, though, if he wants to finish year-end No. 1.There are several permutations whereby either he or Novak Djokovic can finish the year on top, and the simplest for Murray is to win his first Tour Finals title.It was a great atmospphere here, Murray said.dddddddddddd I played one of my best matches Ive played here over the years. Ill just try and keep going until the end of the year now.Murray, still unbeaten in London this year having won Queens Club and Wimbledon, halted a run of three consecutive breaks to take a 4-1 lead in the first set against Cilic before taking it in 46 minutes.He then broke the Croat twice in the second set and served it out in an hour and a half.Earlier Monday, Stan Wawrinka was bounced 6-2, 6-3 by Kei Nishikori in just 67 minutes.His match stats didnt make for good reading -- failing to create a single break point, Wawrinka committed 31 unforced errors and three double faults.One of those handed Nishikori a double break and a 5-2 lead in the first set, which the Japanese player closed out in less than half an hour.The Swiss was self-deprecating with his trademark sense of humour in his post-match press conference. Asked if the quicker courts were better than last year at the O2 Arena, he quipped with a smile: So far not, because I just lost the match, but I will see at the end of the tournament.Wawrinkas serve deserted him. He made just 52 percent of first serves in the opening set, and won just 38 percent of points on his second serve throughout the match.As impressive as Nishikori was, his serve has never been his strong point but still Wawrinka was unable to capitalize. The world No. 5 made just 47 percent of his first serves, yet managed to win 74 percent of points on his second serve.Nishikori closed out the win by breaking Wawrinka for a fourth time, gaining a measure of revenge for his semifinal defeat at Flushing Meadows.It was not a great match compared to what I can do, thats for sure, added Wawrinka. It wasnt a great day for myself. In general, I think he play well, put a lot of pressure from the beginning.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. ' ' '