Tennis-Murray produces grass masterclass to beat Tsitsipas in Stuttgart

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Surbiton Trophy - Surbiton, Britain - June 3, 2022 Britain's Andy Murray reacts during his quarter final match against Brandon Nakashima of the U.S. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

(Reuters) - Former world number one Andy Murray secured his first victory over a top-five opponent in six years with a 7-6(4) 6-3 win over Greek top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach the semi-finals of the Stuttgart Open on Friday.

The two-times Wimbledon champion stepped up his preparation for the grasscourt major starting this month by battling through a tight opening set against world number five Tsitsipas before rolling back the years in the second set to complete the win.