Qatar Tennis Open For Men: Murray To The Final

Doha, February 24 (QNA) - Andy Murray reached the final of Qatar ExxonMobil Open for men's tennis after a thrilling three-set victory that saw him save five match points to down Jiri Lehecka 6-0, 3-6, 7-6(6) and reach his first ATP Tour final since last June. ATP's official website described the match as engaging, noting that the determined defense and consistent baseline hitting of former World No. 1 Murray prevailed in dramatic fashion against the greater power of 21-year-old Jiri Lehecka. The Briton recovered a 3-5 deficit in the final set, including breaking for 5-5 after trailing 40/0 on the Lehecka serve. It was Murray’s fourth three-set win in four matches this week in Doha, where he has also gone the distance in victories against Lorenzo Sonego, Alexander Zverev and Alexandre Muller. The two-hour, 29-minute victory improved Murray’s record for 2023 to 6-2, with all six of the 35-year-old’s victories coming in deciding sets. He has not won a tour-level match in straight sets since beating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the Gijon first round on 11 October last year. (QNA)