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Andy Murray vs. Milos Raonic: Score, Reaction from 2016 ATP World Tour Finals
- Updated: November 19, 2016
Andy Murray and Milos Raonic served up a fantastic match in the semi-finals of the 2016 ATP World Tour Finals on Saturday, with the former eventually winning by a score of 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (9).
Raonic dominated with his serve in the first set and did a fantastic job wearing down Murray, who fought back in the second and forced a tiebreak. He seemed to crumble in the final set but somehow overcame a barrage of break chances for Raonic to force another decider.
Both players wasted match points in the tiebreak, but it was the home favourite who eventually grabbed the win.
Both men came into the semi-final hoping to overcome some demons. The in-form Raonic was looking for his first win over Murray in 2016, while the Scot was gunning for his first-ever appearance in the final of the World Tour Finals.
Murray held to love to start the match, but his Canadian opponent soon started to find a rhythm and dominated with his serve. Murray was fantastic when defending against an advancing Raonic, but he struggled keeping up with the pace in the rallies and started giving up break chances early.
The crowd favourite survived a first break in the fifth game before Raonic tied things up in just 64 seconds, to the astonishment of Murray. The Scot started to grow frustrated, and while he did well to respond with a hold of his own, Raonic sensed an opportunity.
He came agonisingly close to breaking Murray’s serve in the ninth game, failing on three break points after his opponent got a time warning.
Per IB Times UK’s Nick Howson, Raonic sure had his chances:
Murray saves three more break points to lead 5-4 on serve. Raonic in every point but couldn’t get through the world number one. #ATPFinals
— Nick Howson (@NickHowson) November 19, 2016
Two games later, Murray again found himself under a whole lot of pressure, and after missing two routine forehands, a double fault finally gave Raonic the advantage. The Canadian served out the set in the next game to take the lead.
TennisTV noticed Murray was far from happy with the umpire …
