Whatever the outcome of today’s semi-final, you can be sure that Murray will receive enough encouragement from this week’s Stuttgart Open to reach his main goal at Wimbledon. The victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas on Friday was the first time Murray has beaten a player in the top five in the world since 2016, when he knocked out Novak Djokovic in the ATP finals. Currently in 68th place in the world and armed with a metal hip, the 35-year-old defeated the Greek top seed 7-6 (4) 6-3 in one hour and 40 minutes to create a clash in the last four with the Australian Kyrgios . . Murray said in an in-court interview later: “It was a great atmosphere. Almost full of people. Nice weather today, very good conditions to play tennis. I thought I did well. It served incredibly well in the first set.” few opportunities, but when he created opportunities in my service, I was strong. I played a very steady tie break and in the second set, when I was in the rally, I felt like I was dictating a lot of points. It was a good show. “ The result was a sign that Murray was applying his almost unparalleled mind to the grass and boosted his chances of pushing for a seed at Wimbledon with just a fortnight left. But first, a meeting with Kyrgios and the opportunity to book a place in Sunday’s final. The world number 78 Kyrgios missed the entire season on clay courts, but is now also tied to the grass before Wimbledon. The fiery Australian and Murray are good friends despite their very different characters and the Scot has won five of their previous six meetings. Kyrgios said: “I know what to expect, but he is also a veteran on the grass and I do not want to take him at all. I will just go out there, serve big, watch my service and see what I can do in her games his return “.
