"I managed to stay strong" - Murray after tricky affair against Nakashima

Andy Murray advanced to the semi-finals of the Surbiton Trophy with a 6-4 7-6(1) win over Brandon Nakashima.

In tough conditions Murray used all his grass court tricks to beat his American opponent to keep himself on course for a first singles title on grass since 2016. Speaking after the match, Murray said:

“The ball was shooting through. It is a lot quicker here and there are not that many opportunities to break serve, and I managed to stay strong at the end of the second set and it was a good win."

As in his previous match against Gijs Brouwer, Murray was excellent on serve. The first set saw him power down five aces and it proved too much for Nakashima who saw his serve broken once by the Brit. Murray has talked about getting matches under his belt in order to be fit and firing for a tilt at Wimbledon.