Murray backing Djokovic to win French Open title

Andy Murray says he will be cheering for long-term rival Novak Djokovic as the Serbian tennis star looks to win a record 23rd Grand Slam in the French Open final on Sunday. Djokovic progressed at Roland-Garros with a 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 win over Carlos Alcaraz, who battled valiantly despite pulling up early in the third set with cramp, and will now face Casper Ruud or Alexander Zverev in Sunday's final.

Ad Murray skipped the French Open to focus on his Wimbledon preparations and progressed into the semi-finals of the LTA’s Lexus Surbiton Trophy with a 3-6 6-3 6-4 victory over world No.69 Jason Kubler. Roland-Garros'Date with destiny' for Djokovic as he eyes 'incredible' 23rd Grand Slam titleAN HOUR AGO And former world No.1 Murray showed his support for the man he beat to win his first Wimbledon title back in 2013.

«It would be amazing to see him do it on Sunday, I will be supporting him, and I hope he can do it because it is incredible what he has done,» said the three-time Grand Slam winner. «I think that was Novak's 45th Grand Slam semi-final which is incredible numbers.

»Obviously the win today for Novak is a big one. «Alcaraz is obviously going to win multiple slams, I feel like from my experience that when you are coming up against guys who have won 10 or 20 Grand Slams in the final or semi-finals, it is different to competing against those players who have not had those experiences.

»I did not watch the match but the fact that Alcaraz cramped probably suggests that he was feeling some nerves, which is completely normal and understandable in that situation. «I was watching a match the other night and playing in the quarter-finals of the French Open or the semi-finals is something that I did regularly, and I loved