Journalism of Courage
Andy Murray, first British man to reach a French Open final since 1937, outplayed defending champion Stan Wawrinka by 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2 to face world number.1 Novak Djokovic in the French Open final. Where as Novak Djokovic is just one win away to win all set of Grand Slam titles, after he produced a near-flawless performance to crush Dominic Thiem 6-2, 6-1, 6-4. (Source: Reuters)
Britain’s Andy Murray knocked out defending French Open champion Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the semi-finals on Friday to reach his first Roland Garros final where he will face world number one Novak Djokovic. (Source: Reuters)
Novak Djokovic was in unplayable mode as he cantered into the French Open final by crushing flat Austrian tyro Dominic Thiem 6-2 6-1 6-4 on Friday, moving closer to the only grand slam title missing from his collection. (Source: AP)
The Serb comfortably contained the 22-year-old Thiem to set up either a rematch of last year’s final against defending champion Stan Wawrinka, or a world number one v number two showdown with Andy Murray. (Source: Reuters)
Ending his claycourt hoodoo against the Swiss, second seed Murray came close to losing his first service game, which he took after five deuces before winning the set in an epic 10th game in which Wawrinka held three break points. (Source: Reuters)
With Stan Wawrinka’s trademark booming backhand slightly misfiring, Andy Murray took control of the match, breaking twice to win the second set before the Swiss picked his pocket to take the third. Murray closed out the match in the fourth set with two further breaks of serve. (Source: Reuters)
The Austrian, Dominic Thiem opened up a 3-0 lead in the third set courtesy of his stunning single-handed backhand. But he was brought back down to earth as the 11-times grand slam champion, Djokovic claimed five games in a row before wrapping up the match when Thiem smacked a backhand wide. (Source: Reuters)
