Murray moves into final
British top seed Andy Murray advanced to the final of the ATP Los Angeles Open on Saturday by outlasting Spanish fourth seed Feliciano Lopez 6-0, 1-6, 6-4.
The Scotsman will face second-seeded defending champion Sam Querrey of the United States in the first championship match at Los Angeles between the top seeds since Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi for the 1999 crown.
Querrey saved a match point in outlasting Serbian sixth seed Janko Tipsarevic 6-7 (3/7), 7-6 (7/5), 6-4.
Hometown favorite Querrey has won three titles on three different surfaces this season and could become the first back-to-back champion at the 700,000-dollar hardcourt event since Andre Agassi defended his crown in 2002.
But Murray has a 4-0 lifetime record against Querrey, having won all nine sets they have played, including a straight-set triumph in the fourth round at Wimbledon.
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