ATP World Tour Finals 2016 Results: Saturday Tennis Scores and Updated Schedule

Andy Murray and defending champion Novak Djokovic will battle it out for the 2016 ATP World Tour Finals title and the top spot in the rankings on Sunday, as both won their semi-finals on Saturday.

Djokovic cruised past Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-1, while Murray played out an epic 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (9) marathon against Milos Raonic. It’s Murray’s first trip to the final of the tournament, while the Djoker has won the Finals in four straight years.

Here’s a look at Saturday’s results:

Sunday’s final will not start before 6 p.m. GMT.

Recap

Murray and Raonic gave the fans at the O2 Arena in London value for their money during the first match of the day, serving up an epic three-setter that required two tiebreaks to come to a conclusion.

Per ATP Media Info, it set a new tournament record:

.@andy_murray d. #Raonic 57 76(5) 76(9) on 4th MP in longest best-of-3 #ATPfinals match (3h,38m) on record, advances to 1st year-end final.

— ATP Media Info (@ATPMediaInfo) November 19, 2016

Raonic’s form had been steadily improving entering the contest, and early on, the Canadian made it clear he wasn’t going to let the world No. 1 qualify for the final easily.

Murray spent most of the first set chasing Raonic’s serve and fighting off break points, and a late break was enough for his opponent to take the advantage.

The second set …

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