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Uefa Nations League A: group one
Austria (1) 1 France (0) 1
Weimann 37 Mbappé 83
Denmark (0) 0 Croatia (0) 1
Pasalic 69
P WD L F A GD Pts
Denmark 320 14 3 1 6
Austria 311 153 2 4
Croatia 311 124 -2 4
France 30 2 1 3 4 -1 2
League B: Group two Albania 1 Israel 2.
League C: Group three Azerbaijan 0 Slovakia
1; Belarus 1 Kazakhstan 1. League D: Group one
Andorra 2 Liechtenstein 1; Moldova 2 Latvia 4.
European Under-21 Championship:
qualifying: Group seven Kosovo 0 England
- Group nine Denmark 1 Scotland 1.
Cricket
Vitality Blast: North group
Birmingham v Yorkshire
Edgbaston (Birmingham Bears won toss):
Yorkshire Vikings (2pts) beat Birmingham
Bears by ten wickets
Birmingham Bears (balls)
P R Stirling b Willey 0 (3)
J G Bethell c Lyth b Leech 7 (9)
†A L Davies b Drakes 1 (3)
S R Hain c Kohler-Cadmore b Revis 8 (7)
A J Hose lbw b Rashid 20 (16)
C Benjamin c Tattersall b Willey 26 (24)
J B Lintott b Willey 16 (18)
C R Brathwaite c Malan b Revis 4 (9)
C N Miles c and b Rashid 1 (2)
O P Stone c Kohler-Cadmore b Drakes 2 (4)
D R Briggs not out 9 (6)
Extras (lb 2, w 5) 7
Total (16.5 overs) 101
Fall of wickets 1-0, 2-6, 3-16, 4-28, 5-47, 6-75,
7-84, 8-85, 9-90.
Bowling Willey 3.5-0-17-3; Drakes 3-0-18-2;
Revis 3-0-18-2; Leech 2-0-16-1; Rashid
4-0-22-2; Bess 1-0-8-0.
Yorkshire Vikings (balls)
A Lyth not out 58 (45)
D J Malan not out 38 (33)
Extras (lb 2, w 6, nb 2) 10
Total (no wkt, 12.5 overs) 106
D J Willey, †T Kohler-Cadmore, H C Brook, J
A Tattersall, A U Rashid, M L Revis, D C Drakes,
D M Bess and D Leech did not bat.
Bowling Stone 3-0-26-0; Lintott 3-0-33-0;
Briggs 1-0-8-0; Miles 3-0-14-0; Brathwaite
2.5-0-23-0.
Durham v Lancashire
Emirates Riverside (Lancashire Lightning
won toss): Durham (2pts) beat Lancashire
Lightning by two wickets
Lancashire Lightning (balls)
†P D Salt c Bedingham b Trevaskis 23 (12)
K K Jennings b Tye 3 (7)
S J Croft c Tye b Raine 55 (52)
*D J Vilas lbw b Sowter 12 (8)
T H David b Sowter 6 (9)
L W P Wells c Jones b Tye 3 (9)
D J Lamb c Bedingham b Raine 3 (4)
T Hartley st Robinson b Sowter 3 (6)
L J Hurt b Tye 7 (10)
R J Gleeson not out 4 (2)
M W Parkinson run out 0 (1)
Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 7) 11
Total (20 overs) 130
Fall of wickets 1-24, 2-45, 3-71, 4-79, 5-90,
6-96, 7-101, 8-120, 9-130.
Bowling Coughlin 2-0-11-0; Carse 2-0-17-0;
Trevaskis 4-0-30-1; Tye 4-0-29-3; Sowter
4-0-22-3; Raine 4-0-17-2.
Durham (balls)
G Clark b Hurt 0 (1)
M A Jones lbw b Hartley 36 (28)
D G Bedingham b Gleeson 5 (4)
†O G Robinson b Gleeson 3 (5)
E J H Eckersley b Gleeson 46 (42)
B A Raine c Croft b Hartley 7 (12)
P Coughlin c Croft b Parkinson 8 (8)
B A Carse b Gleeson 2 (5)
*L Trevaskis not out 16 (7)
A J Tye not out 5 (5)
Extras (w 3) 3
Total (8 wkts, 19.3 overs) 131
N A Sowter did not bat.
Fall of wickets 1-0, 2-16, 3-28, 4-61, 5-77, 6-106,
7-110, 8-111.
Bowling Hurt 3-0-31-1; Gleeson 4-0-19-4;
Hartley 4-0-22-2; Wells 3-0-19-0; Parkinson
4-0-26-1; Lamb 1.3-0-14-0.
Leicestershire v Notts Outlaws
Leicester (Leicestershire Foxes won toss):
Notts Outlaws (2pts) beat Leicestershire
Foxes by five wickets
Leicestershire Foxes (balls)
†L J Hill c Moores b Fletcher 6 (5)
S Steel c Duckett b Christian 12 (21)
A M Lilley c Moores b Fletcher 0 (1)
*C N Ackermann st Moores b Carter 13 (10)
P W A Mulder c Hales b Carter 32 (26)
R K Patel b Patel 28 (29)
B W M Mike lbw b Harrison 10 (9)
R Ahmed run out 1 (1)
C F Parkinson not out 1 (3)
N Murid b Paterson 7 (7)
W S Davis b Paterson 0 (1)
Extras (lb 6, w 5, nb 2) 13
Total (18.4 overs) 123
Fall of wickets 1-6, 2-6, 3-26, 4-44, 5-87, 6-106,
7-108, 8-116, 9-123.
Bowling Fletcher 3-0-20-2; Paterson 2.4-0-12-
2; Patel 4-0-24-1; Carter 3-0-18-1; Christian
2-0-12-1; Harrison 4-0-31-2.
Notts Outlaws (balls)
J M Clarke c Lilley b Murid 22 (13)
A D Hales c Ackermann b Murid 44 (16)
B M Duckett not out 44 (23)
S R Patel c Steel b Parkinson 14 (17)
S J Mullaney b Parkinson 0 (1)
*D T Christian c Ackermann b Ahmed 2 (7)
†T J Moores not out 1 (3)
Total (5 wkts, 13.2 overs) 127
C G Harrison, M Carter, L J Fletcher and
D Paterson did not bat.
Fall of wickets 1-66, 2-67, 3-100, 4-100, 5-117.
Bowling Murid 2-0-21-2; Parkinson 3.2-1-28-2;
Mike 2-1-25-0; Mulder 2-0-21-0; Ahmed
3-0-19-1; Davis 1-0-13-0.
Worcestershire v Derbyshire
Worcester (Worcestershire Rapids won
toss): Derbyshire Falcons (2pts) beat
Worcestershire Rapids by 39 runs
Derbyshire Falcons (balls)
*S M Khan c Cox b D’Oliveira 65 (47)
L M Reece c Morris b M M Ali 11 (7)H Kerr c K Ali b M M Ali 2 (4)
W L Madsen c Cox b Barnard 16 (10)
J L du Plooy c Cox b Bravo 27 (26)
†B D Guest c Bravo b Brown 10 (11)
A L Hughes b Bravo 9 (7)
M H McKiernan not out 14 (5)
M R J Watt not out 7 (3)
Extras (b 1, lb 2, w 4) 7
Total (7 wkts, 20 overs) 168
S Conners and G L S Scrimshaw did not bat.
Fall of wickets 1-20, 2-30, 3-68, 4-122, 5-131,
6-145, 7-153.
Bowling Ali 4-0-24-2; Morris 3-0-45-0; Brown
3-0-25-1; Bravo 4-0-28-2; D’Oliveira 2-0-13-1;
Barnard 4-0-30-1.
Worcestershire Rapids (balls)
J D Libby c Guest b Kerr 3 (2)
B L D’Oliveira c Hughes b Watt 55 (43)
*M M Ali lbw b Watt 0 (1)
C Munro st Guest b Madsen 5 (4)
J A Haynes b McKiernan 35 (30)
K Ali c Hughes b McKiernan 3 (7)
E G Barnard b Hughes 4 (5)
†O B Cox lbw b McKiernan 5 (3)
D J Bravo c McKiernan b Kerr 2 (5)
P R Brown not out 9 (13)
C A J Morris not out 4 (7)
Extras (lb 2, w 2) 4
Total (9 wkts, 20 overs) 129
Fall of wickets 1-8, 2-13, 3-27, 4-92, 5-99, 6-104,
7-111, 8-115, 9-119.
Bowling Kerr 4-0-24-2; Watt 4-0-28-2;
Madsen 1-0-3-1; Scrimshaw 3-0-32-0; Hughes
4-0-21-1; McKiernan 4-0-19-3.
P W LT NR Pts RR
Lancashire 861 1 0 13 0.98
Northants 8520 1 11 0.34
Birmingham 8530 0 10 0.66
Yorkshire 843 1 0 9 0.70
Derbyshire 8440 0 8 0.40
Notts 7330 1 7 -0.13
Durham 8350 0 6 -0.02
Leicestershire 9360 0 6 -1.20
Worcestershire 8170 0 2 -1.31
South Group: Essex v Middlesex
Chelmsford (Middlesex won toss): Essex
Eagles (2pts) beat Middlesex by 61 runs
Essex Eagles (balls)
†A M Rossington c Cracknell
b Andersson 9 (13)
F I N Khushi c Holden b Green 67 (40)
M S Pepper c Simpson b Helm 9 (4)
M J J Critchley c Green b Andersson 1 (4)
P I Walter not out 58 (35)
T Westley b Andersson 16 (13)
*S R Harmer b Helm 7 (5)
S Snater not out 11 (6)
Extras (lb 2, w 6) 8
Total (6 wkts, 20 overs) 186
A S S Nijjar, B M J Allison and S J Cook did not bat.
Fall of wickets 1-13, 2-28, 3-39, 4-108, 5-146,
6-173.
Bowling Behrendorff 4-0-26-0; Helm 4-0-39-
2; Andersson 4-0-42-3; Green 4-0-38-1;
Walallawita 4-0-39-0.
Middlesex (balls)
*S S Eskinazi b Cook 4 (4)
M D E Holden c Critchley b Allison 1 (2)
J B Cracknell b Critchley 29 (28)
†J A Simpson c Walter b Harmer 20 (9)
J L B Davies lbw b Critchley 23 (28)
L B K Hollman c Harmer b Westley 24 (19)
C J Green st Rossington b Critchley 2 (4)M K Andersson c Harmer b Cook 8 (6)
T G Helm c Critchley b Cook 7 (5)
T N Walallawita run out 2 (2)
J P Behrendorff not out 1 (3)
Extras (lb 2, w 2) 4
Total (18.2 overs) 125
Fall of wickets 1-4, 2-10, 3-42, 4-66, 5-104,
6-106, 7-107, 8-117, 9-122.
Bowling Cook 3-0-18-3; Allison 2.2-0-12-1;
Snater 2-0-27-0; Harmer 4-0-20-1; Critchley
4-0-22-3; Westley 2-0-14-1; Nijjar 1-0-10-0.
Glamorgan v Hampshire
Sophia Gardens (Glamorgan won toss):
Hampshire Hawks (2pts) beat Glamorgan by
nine runs
Hampshire Hawks (balls)
*J M Vince b Salter 44 (44)
†B R McDermott b Hogan 6 (10)
T J Prest c Ingram b Sisodiya 5 (8)
J J Weatherley not out 46 (36)
R A Whiteley b Salter 6 (8)
T E Albert not out 21 (15)
Extras (lb 2, w 2, nb 2) 6
Total (4 wkts, 20 overs) 134
J K Fuller, L A Dawson, C P Wood, M S Crane
and B T J Wheal did not bat.
Fall of wickets 1-24, 2-32, 3-81, 4-93.
Bowling Hogan 4-0-23-1; Sisodiya 4-0-19-1;
Harris 2-0-29-0; Douthwaite 4-0-31-0; Salter
4-0-18-2; Lloyd 2-0-12-0.
Glamorgan (balls)
*D L Lloyd b Wood 1 (3)
S A Northeast c McDermott b Crane 36(40)
C A Ingram c McDermott b Wheal 16 (14)
K S Carlson c Whiteley b Wheal 22 (22)
E J Byrom c McDermott b Wheal 0 (1)
†C B Cooke c Vince b Crane 18 (13)
D A Douthwaite b Wheal 21 (16)
A G Salter c Whiteley b Wood 2 (3)
J A R Harris c Weatherley b Wood 3 (5)
P Sisodiya c Dawson b Wheal 0 (1)
M G Hogan not out 1 (1)
Extras (b 4, w 1) 5
Total (19.5 overs) 125
Fall of wickets 1-2, 2-26, 3-63, 4-63, 5-94, 6-95,
7-98, 8-118, 9-124.
Bowling Wood 4-0-16-3; Dawson 4-0-26-0;
Wheal 3.5-0-38-5; Prest 1-0-3-0; Fuller
3-0-18-0; Crane 4-0-20-2.
Somerset v Kent
Taunton (Somerset won toss): Kent Spitfires
(2pts) beat Somerset by 32 runs
Kent Spitfires (balls)
T Muyeye c Abell b Overton 10 (7)
J L Denly c Lammonby b Overton 41 (36)
G Stewart c Van der Merwe b Overton 0(1)
J M Cox run out 94 (47)
*†S W Billings b Van der Merwe 8 (7)
A J Blake c Overton b Davey 17 (8)
G F Linde not out 23 (12)
J A Leaning c Smeed b Siddle 0 (1)
Q A Kamawal not out 1 (1)
Extras (lb 4, w 4) 8
Total (7 wkts, 20 overs) 202
M E Milnes and F J Klaassen did not bat.
Fall of wickets 1-24, 2-24, 3-105, 4-117, 5-137,
6-200, 7-200.
Bowling Lammonby 1-0-5-0; Davey 4-0-55-1;
Siddle 4-0-27-1; Overton 3-0-31-3; Green 4-0-46-
0; Gregory 2-0-18-0; Van der Merwe 2-0-16-1.
Somerset (balls)
W C F Smeed b Linde 2 (7)
†T Banton c Billings b Klaassen 10 (7)R R Rossouw b Leaning 13 (7)
*T B Abell c Muyeye b Klaassen 43 (31)
T A Lammonby lbw b Kamawal 4 (6)
L Gregory c Billings b Stewart 16 (13)
B G F Green c Muyeye b Linde 40 (28)
R E Van der Merwe c Billings b Milnes 8 (6)
C Overton c Billings b Stewart 13 (9)
J H Davey not out 12 (5)
P M Siddle not out 5 (2)
Extras (lb 2nb 2) 4
Total (9 wkts, 20 overs) 170
Fall of wickets 1-3, 2-25, 3-27, 4-46, 5-79, 6-93,
7-109, 8-146, 9-165.
Bowling Klaassen 4-0-26-2; Linde 3-0-29-2;
Leaning 2-0-15-1; Milnes 4-0-31-1; Kamawal
3-0-38-1; Stewart 4-0-29-2.
Sussex v Gloucestershire
Hove (Sussex Sharks won toss):
Gloucestershire (2pts) beat Sussex Sharks by
four runs
Gloucestershire (balls)
M A H Hammond c Bopara b Ward 0 (1)
†J R Bracey c Seifert b McCoy 5 (6)
I A Cockbain c Rawlins b Finn 5 (11)
G D Phillips b McCoy 66 (53)
R F Higgins c Alsop b Rawlins 13 (14)
*J M R Taylor run out 46 (31)
B A C Howell not out 1 (2)
Z J Chappell not out 1 (2)
Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 4) 8
Total (6 wkts, 20 overs) 145
T M J Smith, D A Payne and J Shaw did not bat.
Fall of wickets 1-0, 2-7, 3-15, 4-44, 5-142, 6-142.
Bowling Ward 1-0-5-1; Finn 4-0-31-1; McCoy 4-
0-36-2; Mills 4-0-29-0; Rawlins 4-0-13-1;
Lenham 3-0-27-0.
Sussex Sharks (balls)
*R S Bopara c Higgins b Chappell 10 (10)
†T L Seifert lbw b Payne 0 (2)
T P Alsop st Bracey b Smith 82 (52)
F J Hudson-Prentice st Bracey b Smith 18(19)
D M W Rawlins c and b Payne 5 (6)
H D Ward c Bracey b Chappell 2 (2)
O J Carter c Bracey b Phillips 2 (4)
T S Mills c Phillips b Howell 3 (5)
A D Lenham not out 7 (10)
O C McCoy b Chappell 1 (5)
S T Finn c Bracey b Payne 1 (3)
Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 4) 10
Total (19.4 overs) 141
Fall of wickets 1-1, 2-49, 3-118, 4-119, 5-122,
6-125, 7-130, 8-132, 9-135.
Bowling Payne 3.4-0-17-3; Phillips 3-0-23-1;
Shaw 1-0-17-0; Chappell 4-0-19-3; Howell
4-0-16-1; Smith 3-0-24-2; Taylor 1-0-19-0.
P W L T NR Pts RR
Surrey 76 0 0 1 13 1.70
Somerset 75 2 0 0 10 0.56
Essex 84 3 0 1 9 0.55
Gloucs 84 3 0 1 9 0.23
Hampshire 84 4 0 0 8 -0.25
Sussex 83 5 0 0 6 -0.35
Middlesex 83 5 0 0 6 -1.07
Glamorgan 82 5 0 1 5 -0.31
Kent 82 6 0 0 4 -0.36
Second one-day international: Multan
Pakistan 275-8 (Babar Azam 77, Imam ul Haq
72); West Indies 155 (Mohammad Nawaz 4 for
19). Pakistan won by 120 runs.
Cycling
Women’s Tour of Britain
Leading positions: Fifth stage (PembreyCountry Park to the Black Mountains, Wales,
106.6km): 1, E Longo Borghini (It, Trek-
Segafredo) 3hr 1min 49sec; 2, K Niewiadoma
(Pol, CANYON//SRAM Racing); 3, G Brown
(Aus, FDJ-Nouvelle Aquitaine-Futuroscope)
both same time. Overall 1, Brown 15:40:56; 2,
Longo Borghini same time; 3, Niewiadoma at
2sec behind. Leading British 15, B Storrie
(CAMS-Basso) 2min 14sec; 18, J Lowden (Uno-
X Pro Cycling) 2:23; 21, E Holden (Le Col
Wahoo) 2:53.
Critérium du Dauphiné race
Leading positions: Sixth stage (Rives to Gap,
196.4km): 1, V Ferron (Fr, TotalEnergies) 4hr
42min 17sec; 2, P Rolland (Fr, B&B Hotels-
KTM) at 3sec behind; 3, W Barguil (Fr, Arkea-
Samsic) same time. Overall 1, W van Aert (Bel,
Jumbo-Visma) 21:47:20; 2, M Cattaneo (It,
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) at 1min 3sec; 3, P
Roglic (Slovenia, Jumbo-Visma) 1:06. Leading
British 4, E Hayter (INEOS Grenadiers) 1:32; 7,
T Geoghegan Hart (INEOS Grenadiers) 1:55.
Golf
US PGA Tour RBC Canadian Open
Toronto: Leading first-round scores (United
States unless stated): 63 W Clark. 64 M
Fitzpatrick (Eng). 65 D Ghim, H Varner III. 66
T Finau, L Hodges, M Hughes (Can), R McIlroy
(N Ire). 67 J Blixt (Swe), S Burns, M Hubbard,
J Knous, S Lowry (Ire), K Mitchell, C Ortiz
(Mex), P Rodgers, A Smalley. 68 L Donald
(Eng), N Hardy, K Hickok, C Hoffman, D Lee
(NZ), B Snedeker, V Taylor.
LIV International Series
Centurion Club, Hemel Hempstead:
Leaders after two rounds: 131 C Schwartzel
(SA) 65, 66. 134 H Du Plessis (SA) 66, 68. 136
P Uihlein (US) 70, 66. 137 O Bekker (SA) 70, 67.
139 P Khongwatmai (Thai) 67, 72; S Vincent
(Zim) 67, 72; D Johnson (US) 69, 70; S
Horsfield (Eng) 69, 70.
Rugby league
Betfred Super League Huddersfield 30
Leeds 16; Salford 12 Wigan 30.
Rugby union
United Rugby Championship: Semi-final
Leinster 26 Blue Bulls 27.
Tennis
ATP Mercedes Cup
Stuttgart: Quarter-finals O Otte (Ger) wo B
Bonzi (Fr); M Berrettini (It) bt L Sonego (It) 3-6,
6-3, 6-4; A Murray (GB) bt S Tsitsipas (Gr) 7-6
(7-4), 6-3; N Kyrgios (Aus) bt M Fucsovics
(Hun) 7-6 (7-3), 3-0 ret.
ATP Viking Open
Nottingham Tennis Centre: Quarter-finals J
Thompson (Aus) bt M Kukushkin (Kaz) 6-2, 4-
6, 6-3; A Popyrin (Aus) bt R Peniston (GB) 6-3,
6-4; J Sock (US) bt L Broady (GB) 7-6 (7-3), 1-6,
6-4; D Evans (GB) bt M-A Huesler (Switz) 6-4,
6-4.
WTA Rothesay Open
Nottingham Tennis Centre: Quarter-finals T
Martincova (Cz) bt Zhang Shuai (China) 6-3,
6-2; B Haddad Maia (Br) bt M Sakkari (Gr) 6-4,
4-6, 6-3; A Riske (US) bt H Dart (GB) 4-6, 6-2,
6-1; V Golubic (Switz) bt A Tomljanovic (Aus)
6-2, 7-6 (8-6).RESULTS
pinpoint forehand down the line,
pumping his fist in delight at such a
hard-earned win.
“I thought I did well,” Murray said.
“He served unbelievably well in the first
set and I had very few chances when I
was returning.
“But when he was creating opportu-
nities on my serve, I stayed strong. I
played a really solid tie-break and, inthe second set, I served well while he
dropped a little bit.
“Once I was in the rallies, I felt like I
was dictating a lot of the points. It was
a good performance.”
Tsitsipas, 23, was beaten in the final
of the French Open last year by Novak
Djokovic and has reached four other
grand slam semi-finals, but has yet to
shine on grass. He has not progressedbeyond the first round of Wimbledon
since he made the round of 16 as a
19-year-old in 2018, losing out in
straight sets to John Isner.
It was the first meeting between the
players since Murray accused Tsitsipas
of gamesmanship during the Greek’s
five-set victory in the first round of the
US Open last year. Tsitsipas had gone
for a toilet break that lasted almostMurray’s win was his first over a top-five player since he defeated Novak Djokovic, then the world No 2, in the 2016 ATP FinalsMurray lays down marker for Wimbledon
eight minutes before the start of the
fifth set at Flushing Meadows, one of
several breaks in play he instigated,
which Murray felt had come at
tactically opportune moments.
“Every single time it was before my
serve,” Murray said at the time. “I rate
him a lot. But I have zero time for that
stuff at all, and I lost respect for him.”
Later, he tweeted: “It takes Stefanos
Tsitsipas twice as long to go the
bathroom as it takes Jeff Bezos to fly
into space.” Two months later, the ATP
tightened up the rules, restricting toilet
breaks to one per match for a maximum
of three minutes, which was seen as a
minor win for Murray.
He earned a victory of a different
kind over Tsitsipas yesterday, although
the match did not last long enough
for either player to require a toilet
break. Murray reached another semi-
final on grass in the Challenger Tour
event in Surbiton last week, losing to
Denis Kudla, but this is a much more
significant step before he plays at
Queen’s next week.
Dan Evans, the British No 2, has made
it through to the semi-finals of the
Rothesay Open in Nottingham,
defeating Marc-Andrea Huesler, the
world No 123 from Switzerland, 6-4, 6-4.
He will play Jack Sock, the world No 110
from the United States, today in the
semi-final of an event he won in 2019.
Harriet Dart, the British No 3, was
beaten 6-4, 2-6, 1-6 by the American
Alison Riske in the last eight of the
women’s event in Nottingham. In her
first WTA Tour quarter-final, Dart, 25,
the world No 114, won the first set
before the class of Riske, ranked 74
places higher, eventually told.23
Times in the past ten
years Murray has beaten
a top-five player — but
this was his first
since 2016TOM WELLER/DPA/APS Tsitsipas (Gr, 1) 64 3
A Murray (GB) 77 6
John Westerby
Andy Murray achieved one of his most
notable victories since his career was
saved by hip-resurfacing surgery in
2019 by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas, the
world No 5, in straight sets in the Boss
Open on grass in Stuttgart.
Tsitsipas, who was the top seed in the
tournament, is the highest-ranked
player that Murray has beaten since
- The 35-year-old Scot’s prepara-
tions for Wimbledon were given a
significant boost by a 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 vic-
tory in an hour and 40 minutes, during
which his authority grew as the game
wore on.
He will face Nick Kyrgios, ranked ten
places lower at No 78 in the world, in the
semi-final today, with the Australian
progressing when Marton Fucsovics, of
Hungary, withdrew during the second
set of their quarter-final.
Murray’s defensive game was in good
order during a first set that went with
serve until the tie-break. After saving a
set point in his previous service game,
Murray’s serve came good, and he
clinched the set with a couple of
excellent first serves, following up in
the final point with a crisp forehand
that forced Tsitsipas to lob too long.
In the second set Murray began to
find chinks in his opponent’s previously
dominant serve, breaking to take a
4-2 lead with a lovely cross-court
backhand. He then completed the job
by holding his next two service games,
winning the decisive point with a