Tennis - Dubai Open - Men's Singles - Andy Murray of Great Britain v Lucas Pouille of France - Dubai, UAE - 03/03/2017 - Andy Murray in action. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
(Reuters) - World number one Andy Murray overpowered Lucas Pouille 7-5 6-1 on Friday to reach the Dubai Championships final in which he will play Fernando Verdasco.
Briton Murray lost his serve twice to Pouille in the opening set but the top seed broke the seventh-seeded Frenchman for the third time to take it.
