Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka advance at French Open to set up semi-final showdown
Swiss and Scot set up semi-final showdown as the French Open works to get back on schedule after two days of major rain interruptions
Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray on Wednesday set up a key semi-final as the French Open worked to get back on schedule after two days of major rain interruptions.
I’ve played in worse atmospheres. For sure the crowd were behind him, but it wasn’t too bad
Murray, reaching a Paris quarter-final for the third consecutive year, rallied after dropping the first set to defeat French crowd favourite Richard Gasquet. Murray scratched out a 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), 6-0, 6-2 fourth-round win.
Wawrinka took a step closer to defending his grand slam title as he dismissed Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (9-7).
Murray led 5-2 in the opening set against Gasquet but managed to lose it in a tiebreaker, before collecting the win with 11 aces and 62 winners as the last hope for the host nation was eliminated.
“To be honest, he just played better than me,” Gasquet, the ninth seed, said.
Murray barely noticed the pro-French fans.
“I’ve played in worse atmospheres,” Murray said. “For sure the crowd were behind him, but it wasn’t too bad.