Andy Murray reaches first ATP final in two years and will face Stan Wawrinka

Murray in action during an earlier European Open match
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Tom Doyle19 October 2019

Andy Murray has reached his first ATP final in two years after beating Ugo Humbert to reach the final of the European Open in Antwerp on Saturday.

Murray took a step closer to a first title in arguably the toughest year of his playing career, grinding out a 3-6 7-5 6-2 win over Humbert.

Former world number one Murray returned to singles action on the ATP Tour in August following a career-saving hip resurfacing surgery in January and will look to lift his first trophy since 2017 in Sunday's final.

Standing in the 32-year-old's way is Swiss Stan Wawrinka, who swatted aside Italian teenager Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-2 to advance to the title clash.

Three-times Grand Slam champion Murray will take inspiration from his better head-to-head record against Wawrinka, having won 11 of their 19 previous meetings, including the last one in Eastbourne a year ago.

Additional reporting by Reuters.

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