Andy Murray beats Jordan Thompson in straight sets to reach Lexus Surbiton Trophy final | Tennis News

Andy Murray is thru to Sunday’s final after a straight-sets victory in Surbiton; Katie Swan secured her place in the ladies’s final, however Katie Boulter’s hopes of an all-British showdown have been ended by defeat to veteran Yanina Wickmayer.

Andy Murray battled previous defending champion Jordan Thompson 7-6 (5) 6-3 to e-book his place in the final of the Lexus Surbiton Trophy.

Two-time former Wimbledon champion Murray – who has taken a wildcard entry for subsequent week’s Rothesay Open Nottingham – regarded in management of the primary set when, helped by a high-quality backhand volley, he moved right into a 3-0 lead.

Australian Thompson, although, regrouped to capitalise on some unforced errors by Murray to break again after which stage the match at 3-3. Murray then held to love to depart Thompson serving to keep in the set, which he ultimately did after warding off a fightback having been 40-15 forward.

Murray confronted extra stress in an essential maintain at 6-5 and Thompson then held to love to pressure a tie-break, the place the Scot took a 2-0 lead with an early mini-break and moved 4-1 up earlier than Thompson broke again to stage at 4-4 after a size rally.

As in earlier matches, Murray once more gave himself a stern talking-to, which helped convey up a set level at 6-5 when Thompson returned into the web and he took benefit by firing down an ace.

There was a flashpoint throughout a detailed opening sport of the second set. With the scores at deuce, Thompson turned pissed off after a name of ‘out’ which got here from the group, so was overruled by the chair umpire and play went on as Murray took the purpose.

The Australian continued his complaints to umpire Robert Balmforth as then gamers sat beneath umbrellas throughout a quick rain break. When play resumed – with a warning to the group towards additional such outbursts – Murray ultimately compelled residence the break and held to lead 2-0.

Murray broke in the fifth sport to transfer 4-1 forward when Thompson sank one other return into the web – and the Australian then obtained a warning for ball abuse as his frustrations boiled over once more.

A love service sport moved Murray to the brink of victory however Thompson broke in the eighth sport. Murray, although, ultimately obtained the job carried out when taking a 3rd match level likelihood to seal a spot in Sunday’s final, towards both Austrian Jurij Rodionov or Belgium’s Zizou Bergs.

“It was nice to get through in straight sets today,” Murray stated in his court-side interview broadcast by the LTA. “It was a really tight first set then in the second I improved a bit, began hitting the ball a bit higher in the again of the court docket, so hopefully I can proceed that tomorrow in the final.

“Jordan is a high grass-court participant. He received right here final yr and made the finals in Nottingham, so he has had some good wins on this floor. I anticipated a tricky one – I undoubtedly obtained that. The final couple of matches have been good, towards excellent grass-court gamers, very skilled on this floor, so to come via them may be very constructive.

“To get the chance to play in the final tomorrow is nice, I’m trying ahead to it. It has been some time since I received a event on residence soil and hopefully I can do this tomorrow.”

Swan wins once more as Boulter misses out on all-British final

Katie Swan secured her place in the final of the Lexus Surbiton Trophy, however Katie Boulter’s hopes of an all-British showdown have been ended by defeat to veteran Belgian Yanina Wickmayer.

Swan was in decided temper for Saturday’s opening match on Centre Court as she accomplished a formidable 6-1 6-0 victory over British No 7 Lily Miyazaki in simply over an hour.

The 24-year-old, who had knocked out first seed Tatjana Maria in the final spherical, constructed on an early break to swiftly open up a 5-0 lead earlier than closing out the opening set. It remained one-way visitors in the second as she saved the stress on Miyazaki’s serve with three straight breaks.

Miyazaki regarded like she would break again in the sixth sport, however Swan – who can safe the British No 1 spot by happening to win the title – twice recovered to stage at deuce earlier than clinching the match when a return went into the web.

“Today was probably one of the best matches I’ve played in my career – it was near perfect,” Swan stated in her court-side interview broadcast by the LTA. “I am really happy that I was able to produce that and I can’t wait to play in the final tomorrow.”

Boulter was in pole place to go on and cement her place as British No 1, however Wickmayer proved too sturdy because the 33-year-old closed out a 6-3 6-2 win.

The opening set remained on serve with no break alternatives till the eighth sport when Wickmayer capitalised on some wayward returns from Boulter to take a decisive lead after which shut issues out 6-3.

Boulter made an essential maintain in the primary sport of the second set, however the Belgian saved the stress on to break in the fifth sport for a 3-2 lead as one other return from the Briton flew large.

Wickmayer – who received the doubles title with Sophie Chang on Friday – held after which battled again from 15-40 down to break Boulter once more in the seventh sport. Although Boulter saved one match level, it was solely delaying the inevitable as a return into the web noticed Wickmayer progress to Sunday’s final towards Swan.

“I am really enjoying my time on the grass, so am really happy to have gotten a lot of matches this week,” Wickmayer stated following her win. “I am really happy to be in another final here and just going to enjoy one more.”

In the lads’s doubles final, British pair Jonny O’Mara and Liam Broady got here via in three sets to beat Alexei Popyrin and Aleksandar Vukic 6-4 5-7 10-8.