Andy Murray cruises into China Open final after he defeats Spain’s David Ferrer in straight sets
The Scotsman will now face Grigor Dmitrov in Sunday's final after beating the Spaniard 6-2 6-3
WORLD number two Andy Murray cemented his place in the China Open final after he dominated David Ferrer in Beijing.
After a nervy start where Murray found himself a break down, he hit back to win five games in a row and blasted out the Spaniard in just 90 minutes, winning 6-2 6-3.
He now will face Bulgarian Grigor Dmitrov on Sunday, who received a walkover in his semi-final match as Milos Raonic withdrew due to an ankle injury.
Murray has yet to drop a set this tournament, and recorded his seventh consecutive victory over Ferrer, who was out-classed, out-smarted and lost comprehensively.
The 29-year-old wrapped up the opening set in just 48 minutes and despite being a break down at 2-1, battled back and won in style.
Fresh off his recent defeat in the Cincinnati Masters to Marin Cilic, the double Olympic Champion was 3-1 up in the second, before losing his serve.
But Ferrer couldn't capitalise on getting back in the match, immediately losing his serve and losing to the impressive Scotsman.
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It's been a remarkable year for Andy Murray so far, Sunday's encounter with Dmitrov will be his ninth final of the year.
A victory would give the Brit all important points in an attempt to overcome Novak Djokovic as world number one, he currently has 14,040 points compared to Murray's 9,345.
He said: "I think obviously trying to reach number one is a goal,' Murray told reporters in Beijing this week.
"It's something I would like to do for the first time, which is maybe more of a motivation for me than some of the guys that have been there before."
It's a double success for Britain as Johanna Konta beat Madison Keys to also reach the China Open final.
In doing so, she becomes the last person since Jo Durie in 1984 for a British woman to break into the world's top ten.