Murray stuns Tsitsipas to reach Stuttgart semis where he faces Kyrgios

Andy Murray produced a vintage display against top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach the semi-finals of the Stuttgart Open on Friday.

The former world No 1, currently ranked 68 in the world, claimed one of his biggest wins since undergoing hip surgery in 2019 as he continued his stunning form on the grass in Germany this week by shocking Tsitsipas 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 in one hour and 40 minutes to make the final four.

Murray said in his on-court interview: "I thought I did well. He served unbelievably well in the first set and I had very few chances when I was returning.

"But when he was creating opportunities on my serve I stayed strong. I played a really solid tiebreak and in the second set, I served well while he dropped a little bit.

"Once I was in the rallies I felt like I was dictating a lot of the points so it was a good performance."

Murray said that he was happy to hit top gear on his preferred surface.

"I don't want to say I was the smarter player, but maybe this surface suits my style. Stefanos plays well on all surfaces but this works really nicely for my game and I'm able to use my strengths better."

In a tight encounter, the 35-year-old Scot saved a set point at 6-6 in the opener before sealing it in a tie-break and broke Tsitsipas to move 4-2 up in the second on his way to clinching an impressive win on his third match point and gain revenge for his defeat to Tsitsipas at the US Open last year.

Murray will play Nick Kyrgios for a place in Sunday's final. The Australian progressed after his opponent Marton Fucsovics was forced to withdraw during the second set. Kyrgios was leading 7-6 (7-3) 3-0 at the time.

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