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Murray reaches O2 final
- Updated: November 19, 2016
Andy Murray battled back from a set and a break down to beat Milos Raonic and book his place in the final of the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Murray looked out of sorts in the opening set and first three games of the second, but he then rallied and eventually prevailed 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (11-9) in a tournament-record three hours and 38 minutes.
The result extended his winning run to a career-best 23 matches, sealed his first appearance in the final at the O2 Arena and ensured he remains on course to end the season as world No 1.
Murray will play Novak Djokovic or Kei Nishikori in Sunday’s final.
Murray’s reaction
“It was a pretty amazing tie break, some great points, and I just managed to get the point at the end. The longer the match went on, the louder and better the crowd got. This is what we play for: for matches like this and arenas like this.
“It was a great match. It is one of the harder matches indoors; they are never normally this long. We had so many long games and long points. It was really tough.
“I’m obviously tired. I’ll just give it my best …
