Stuttgart Open: Murray upsets Tsitsipas to reach semis

Former world No 1 Andy Murray upset world No 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 [4], 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Stuttgart Open at Tennis Club Weissenhof on Friday.

Murray, ranked No 68, will face the winner of the quarter-final between Hungarian Marton Fucsovics and Australian Nick Kyrgios for a place in the final.

Murray has not dropped a set in three matches this week, beating Australian qualifier Christopher O’Connell (6-4, 6-3) and Kazakh Alexander Bublik (6-3, 7-6 [4]) in earlier rounds.

Stuttgart ATP 250, quarter-final results (Tennis Club Weissenhof, grass, EUR 769.645)

• Matteo Berrettini (2) beat Lorenzo Sonego (6): 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Oscar Otte def. Benjamin Bonzi retd.
• Marton Fucsovics vs. Nick Kyrgios