BEIJING (AP) " Andy Murray and Grigor Dimitrov eased into the final of the China Open on Saturday " one of them without playing. Top-seeded Murray beat fifth-seeded David Ferrer 6-2, 6-3 to reach his ninth final of the season, while Dimitrov advanced with a walkover against third-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada. Murray lost his serve to go 2-1 down before winning five straight games to take the opening set. Dimitrov had a walkover against Raonic, who injured his ankle during his quarterfinal victory against Pablo Carreno Busta on Friday. The 11th-seeded Konta beat eighth-seeded Keys 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4 with the American winning only 37 percent of points on her second service.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 08, 2016 12:56 UTC