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Murray, 28, moved up above Federer to second in the ATP’s latest rankings on Monday, courtesy of his dazzling displays in Montreal culminating in 6-4 4-6 6-3 victory over Serb Djokovic in an absorbing three-hour duel.

After a week of play in the 56-man field, it all comes down to World No. 1 Novak Djokovic versus No. 3 Roger Federer in Sunday’s 1 p.m. title match at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason.

World number one Novak Djokovic battled back to beat Ukrainian qualifier Alexandr Dolgopolov 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 yesterday to reach the final of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters.

He told the ATP website: “I was a little surprised at my level”.

She is to face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who won the first semi-final match in the women’s draw after top seed Ekaterina Makarova withdrew before the third set with the score at 4-6, 6-3. “In the first set he started well”.

Because of this victory, Murray will now replace tennis icon Roger Federer as the No. 2 in the rankings.

Andy Murray dedicated his Montreal Masters victory over Novak Djokovic Sunday to his coach Amelie Mauresmo, after the Frenchwoman became a mother for the first time.

World No. 4 Kei Nishikori has pulled out of the Western & Southern Open for a second year running.

Andy Murray was in a hurry to book his spot in his third Rogers Cup title match, routing Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-0 in Saturday’s semi-finals.

This week’s Montreal Masters will be the first outing since Wimbledon for a number of the top players, whose need for time on the court is reflected in a remarkable line-up in the doubles competition. The Murrays, who played together in Britain’s Davis Cup victory...

Determined to rebound from a nagging injury that forced him to withdraw early from Wimbledon, Kei Nishikori advanced to the semifinals of the Citi Open in Washington D.C. with a straight set victory over Sam Groth of Australia.

Former Wimbledon champ Andy, 28, told friends and family that his new wife Kim, 27, was pregnant last week. He admitted he’s having his best season since 2011, but noted: “I’m coming in here with the same mindset as a lot of other players”.

Having left his mother at the age of 14 to move to the U.S., Nishikori said that he felt his mother’s support in “every way possible”.

Nishikori won both prior meetings with Mayer at Grand Slams without dropping a set, in the second round at Wimbledon in 2013 and last year in the third round at Flushing Meadows on his way to the final, where he lost to Marin Cilic.

It was nearly assumed that Murray Jnr would deal with Simon in comfortable style, yet this sort of expectation only added to the weight on his shoulders.