‘Murray will be ready for Milos’

Sky Sports’ Tennis analyst Mark Petchey felt it was “difficult to find a fault” with Andy Murray”s demolition job against Stan Wawrinka and he will be fully prepared for his semi-final opponent Milos Raonic on Saturday afternoon.

Murray swept into the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Finals with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Wawrinka on Friday as the world No 1 remained on course for a blockbuster showdown against Novak Djokovic.

Murray brushed aside the Swiss in 86 minutes at London’s O2 Arena to ensure he finished top of his group and avoided a last four clash with Djokovic.

Instead, the 29-year-old will face Canada’s Milos Raonic in Saturday’s semi-finals in what will officially be their seventh meeting of the year.

The Scot has won all of them, although the Canadian was forced to pull out of their Paris Masters clash just last week due to a leg injury.

“Andy has had the better of him but they’ve had some battles, but I actually think it’s a good thing they’ve played as much as they have,” said Petchey. “Not just from the wins Andy’s had but also when you face a big server you want to try and find a pattern, you want to try and see the ball toss.

“One of the crucial things is the return and the fact Andy has played him as much as he has this year he is going to have a good understanding of what’s coming at him, so I think from that perspective it’s very much a positive …

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