TENNIS NEWS FROM PARIS: ANDY MURRAY BEATS DAVID FERRER, HE MOVES INTO THE FINALS OF THE BNP PARIBAS MASTERS

Written by: Staff on 7th November 2015

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TENNIS NEWS FROM PARIS: ANDY MURRAY BEATS DAVID FERRER, HE MOVES INTO THE FINALS OF THE BNP PARIBAS MASTERS

epa05015552 Britain's Andy Murray reacts during his semifinal match against Spain's David Ferrer Britain's Andy Murray at the BNP Paribas 2015 Masters tennis tournament in Paris, France, 07 November 2015. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT |

World No. 3 Andy Murray is through to his seventh tour-level final of the season after another dominant display in Paris saw him defeat 2012 champion David Ferrer 6-4, 6-3 in the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Masters.

You The Scot has dropped just one set at the ninth and final ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament of the year, with commanding victories over Borna Coric, David Goffin and the in-form Richard Gasquet also behind him this week. In Sunday’s final he will face either Novak Djokovic or Stan Wawrinka.

Should Murray win the title this week in Paris-Bercy, the Dunblane native will be guaranteed the year-end No. 2 spot in the Emirates ATP Rankings for the first time in his career. Murray has won a career-high 68 matches on the ATP World Tour this season, second only to Djokovic’s tally of 76.

Murray improved to an 11-6 FedEx ATP Head2Head record over Ferrer as he reeled off the final five games of the contest to prevail in one hour and 36 minutes and reach the final in Paris for the first time.

Ferrer rallied from an early break deficit in the first set and almost turned the set around as he held four break points on Murray’s serve in the eighth game. But the Scot held from 0/40 and broke Ferrer to love in the following game before sealing the opener. From 1-3 down in the second set, Murray upped his level to race to the finish line.

Spain’s David Ferrer in action against Britain’s Andy Murray during their semifinal match at the BNP Paribas 2015 Masters tennis tournament in Paris, France, 07 November 2015. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

The 28-year-old Murray has a 4-2 record in finals this season and is looking to add to the trophies he won in Munich (d. Kohlschreiber), Madrid (d. Nadal), The Queen’s Club (d. Anderson) and Montreal (d. Djokovic). The right-hander is chasing his 12th ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown and third of the season.

Both Murray and Ferrer have qualified for the year-end Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be played at The O2 in London from 15-22 November. Ferrer has compiled a 55-13 mark this season and was looking to reach his ninth final.

( Courtesy of the ATP and Original Link – http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/murray-beats-ferrer-for-paris-2015-final-spot )

Topics: Andy Murray, Atp World Tour, Bnp Paribas Masters, David Ferrer, Paris tennis, Sports, Tennis News

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November 7, 2015 at 9:07 am

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