Last Updated: 11/06/22 5:48 p.m.
Andy Murray followed his excellent victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas by defeating Nick Kyrgios and reached the final in Stuttgart.
Andy Murray made it to the grassroots final in six years after beating Nick Kyrgio 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 in Stuttgart on Saturday.
Murray, who won his first win over a top five player in more than five years by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals, continued his amazing run in Germany, showing his bravery on the grass by defeating Australian Kyrgios.
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“It has been a long time since the last final [on grass]. Many ups and downs, but I kept working and I finally managed to get to another one “, said Murray in his interview in the field, after he improved his record on the grass to 114-23. “I am proud of the effort I have made.
“I was a little more consistent in the tie break. I asked the questions. In these courts, when he plays fast, the set often drops to one or two points and I was a little safer at the end of the first set.”
1R: O’Connell 6-4 6-3
2R: Bubble 6-3 7-6 (7-4)
QF: Tsitsipas 7-6 (7-4) 6-3
SF: Kyrgios 7-6 (7-5) 6-2
The first set went with service before Murray took it with his second set of tie breaks.
A frustrated Kyrgyz, who missed the entire season on clay courts, broke his racket in anger and earned a point penalty after leaving the set and was still muddy when he started the second set as double errors allowed Murray to break for the first time. . In the competition.
The Australian, who constantly complained to the referee, received a game penalty and refused to continue playing sitting in his chair until the supervisor came out and persuaded him to finish the match.
Kyrgios received a match penalty and then refused to continue playing
But by then the No. 78 in the world had lost his focus and made many mistakes as Murray quickly completed the second set and sealed his place in the final in his second match, when Kyrgios’s return found the net.
The 35-year-old Scot will aim to win the ninth title of his career on the grass when he faces Matteo Berrettini in Sunday’s final, after the Italian won the Oscar Otte of Germany 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 ( 7-5) to reach his first final on tour of the season.
“I am very happy. Arriving at the tournament, that was the goal [to reach the final]”, Said Berrettini. “It’s a big difference to think about it and really do it. I’m happy to be here and have another chance to play another final after months without playing and after the first major operation of my career.
“It means that this is my level and I have proved once again that I am comfortable at this level and on this surface. I really like it here in Stuttgart.”
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Murray, now No. 68 in the world, will move up to No. 47 in the ATP Live Rankings after his victory over Kyrgios.
The three-time Grand Slam winner also reached the Sydney Championships in January, with his last tournament title coming in 2019 in Antwerp.
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