He was frustrated to lose the opening set against the 6ft 11in Opelka, having fought back from 5-1 down in the tie-break, but he kept pressing on his opponent’s serve and got his reward with a 6-7 , 6-4, 6-4 victory.
Murray has always performed well against big servers, his great returns and ability to keep the ball in play making it a strong match-up for him. He holds a 7-0 record against Ivo Karlovic and 8-0 against John Isner, and this win means he remains unbeaten against the giants of the game. Murray will now bid for a 47th career title against Russia’s Aslan Karatsev, who saw off the British No 2 Dan Evans 6-3, 6-7 , 6-3.
“It’s obviously great to be in another final,” said Murray. “A tough match again. It was always going to be tight against him. There is not many chances either way usually. After losing the first set, it felt like quite a long way back but I stayed tight on my serve. I served well the last couple of sets and I think overall played a pretty smart match. It was a good win. It’s already been a great week for me. I’ll go for 47 tomorrow.
Evans had hoped to set up a first ever all-British ATP Tour final and he saved three match points in an epic second-set tie-break. He was then furious about a bathroom break taken by Karatsev but, despite recovering from 3-0 down, was broken again and suffered a first defeat of the season.
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