European Open: Andy Murray faces Stan Wawrinka in Antwerp final

Summary

Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 4-6 Murray
Murray wins despite trailing 6-3 3-1
Murray's first ATP singles title since March 2017
Briton had career-saving hip surgery in January
Wawrinka ranked 18; Murray 243
Murray leads head-to-head 11-8

Live Reporting

Amy Lofthouse

Postpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
*Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 4-5 Murray
Stan! What was that?!
A Murray lob is drifting well wide but Wawrinka decides to chase it, and ends up popping it wide over the tramlines!
40-30.
Postpublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
*Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 4-5 Murray
Another ace down the T from Wawrinka, and Murray snatches a backhand into the net.
40-15...
Postpublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
*Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 4-5 Murray
Andy Murray gets the first points on the Wawrinka serve with a backhand, but Wawrinka whistles down an ace.
15-15.
Wawrinka serving to stay in matchpublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
*Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 4-5 Murray
Here.
We.
GO.
Murray holdspublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
*Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 4-5 Murray
Long goes Stan Wawrinka's backhand, such a rarity in this match, and the advantage goes to Andy Murray.
Wawrinka challenges a backhand that's called long and even Murray is unsure... but it is wide! Wawrinka is out of challenges, and he's going to have to serve to stay in the match!
Murray saves two break points for deucepublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 4-4 Murray*
HUGE!
A swinging first serve out wide, and we're at deuce.
Postpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 4-4 Murray*
Into the net tape goes Wawrinka's backhand, and it just drops back on his side!
One break point down, one more to go...
Postpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 4-4 Murray*
Murray is furious, pointing at his head as he slips to 0-30 on serve.
A big first serve brings Murray an ace and gets him on the board, but that's a double fault, and an irritated Murray drops his racquet to the floor.
Two break points to Wawrinka...
Wawrinka holdspublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 4-4 Murray*
Brilliant from Murray, stopping himself from getting bullied out of a rally by Wawrinka at the back of court, and he only just misses out on flicking a forehand around the corner.
A glorious, clean backhand winner from Wawrinka hurries him to 40-0, and a wayward backhand flick hands the Swiss a hold.
Tension.
Postpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
*Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 3-4 Murray
I mean, they *literally* showed a video in January of players congratulating Murray on his career and his 'retirement'.
Nothing about Andy Murray makes sense, but it is such a lot of fun to watch.
Murray holds servepublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
*Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 3-4 Murray
Some short returns from Andy Murray, dropping the pace off, wrong-foot Wawrinka, who whacks two forehands over the baseline.
Murray can't quite find his first serve but some brilliant defence at the net, hands all over the show, sees him hold on.
For the first time since the opening game, Muzza is in front.
Murray breaks backpublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 3-3 Murray*
Wide again goes the Wawrinka backhand!
Stan challenges, out of annoyance more than anything else, and we are back on serve.
Postpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
*Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 3-2 Murray
Ace from Stan Wawrinka, dragging it to 30-30, but the Swiss whacks a backhand out of bounds...
Hello, break point...
Postpublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
*Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 3-2 Murray
Does no-one want to hold serve?
Errors come thick and fast off Wawrinka's racquet as we tick over the two hour mark, but an Andy Murray lob drifts wide for 15-30.
Postpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
*Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 3-2 Murray
That's three breaks of serve in a row.
What a stonking final. Can Andy Murray dig deep once again?
Wawrinka breakspublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
*Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 3-2 Murray
Net cord - but it goes against Andy Murray!
Stan Wawrinka breaks to love.
Postpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 2-2 Murray*
Brilliant hitting from Wawrinka, pushing Murray so deep, and just like that, he's got three break points to play with...
Murray breaks backpublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 2-2 Murray*
Long!
An easy forehand, and Wawrinka misses it!
Back on serve we go.
Postpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
*Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 2-1 Murray
Stan's first serve has temporarily gone walkabout, and it's the Murray forehand that comes out on top in a deep, furious rally.
Another break point for Murray.
Wawrinka saves break pointpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 20 October 2019
*Wawrinka 6-3 4-6 2-1 Murray
Ace from Wawrinka!
Deuce.