Murray beats Wawrinka, advances to semifinals at ATP finals
LONDON — Andy Murray kept hold of the No. 1 ranking for at least another day.
The Wimbledon champion qualified for the semifinals of the ATP finals on Friday by beating Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-2.
Murray, who needs to do better than Novak Djokovic this weekend to finish the season as the top-ranked player, broke Wawrinka late in the first set and twice at the start of the second.
“I feel like my game is in a good place,” Murray said.