Andy Murray roars back from set down to beat Alexandre Muller and reach semi-finals at ATP Doha

Andy Murray was as doughty as ever as he produced a fine comeback to beat France's Alexandre Muller in three sets, 4-6 6-1 6-2, at ATP Doha. Murray, who has again been labelled 'The Marathon Man' due to his epic exploits of late, came through yet another gruelling deciding-set battle to prevail in style in Qatar and secure his place in the last four of the ATP 250 event. Ad Just the day before, the former world No.

1 battled past ATP Finals champion Alexander Zverev in three sets, 7-6(5) 2-6 7-5, in what was an exhausting match that lasted a full three hours and three minutes under the floodlights. ATP DohaHighlights: Murray beats Zverev in three-set thriller to reach quarter-finals in QatarAN HOUR AGO Hours later, Murray was in action again — and it was never going to be a straightforward victory given his lack of recovery and the way his matches have been so far in 2023, going back to his incredibly long contests at the Australian Open. Indeed, all five of the 35-year-old's victories so far this year have now gone the distance, with this latest triumph being no different.

It is the first semi-final Murray has reached on the ATP Tour since June 2022. The 26-year-old Muller, who is currently ranked at No. 170 in the world, certainly brought the challenge to Murray with an inspired opening set as he produced flashes of brilliance from the back of the court.

While the Brit struggled to get into the match, understandably given his encounter with Zverev the evening before, he swiftly found his groove in the second set and was utterly ruthless for the most part. 'My main rival is still Nadal' — Djokovic 'cannot call' Alcaraz bigger rival Alcaraz gives views on 'pressure to fight with Djokovic to be the No. 1' 'Federer and