Andy Murray beats Wimbledon foe Milos Raonic to reach Cincinnati final

21 August 2016 01:23

Andy Murray celebrated his 50th win of the year as he reached the final of the Western & Southern Open with a 6-3 6-3 defeat of Milos Raonic in Cincinnati.

In a rematch between this year's Wimbledon finalists, Murray, who won that showdown for a second All England Club title before claiming Olympic gold in Rio, was dominant on his way to clinching his 22nd straight win.

The Scot will play either Croatia's Marin Cilic or Grigor Dimitrov - the latter is unseeded here - in Sunday's final.

Four points were completed before rain forced an early break in play, with Murray returning to nab a crucial early break before establishing a 3-1 lead.

Raonic then made the best of the cross-court running in a hustling rally but Murray stood firm to wrap up the first set with another break.

The Canadian, despite sending down three aces in the final set, had no real answer to Murray's clinical counter-punching and the match was over inside an hour and 30 minutes.

Source: PA