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

  1. Postpublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    *Wawrinka 6-3 0-1 Murray

    Oh, that's nice from Andy Murray!

    He leans back when hitting a backhand awkwardly but he guides it away, wrong-footing Wawrinka in the process.

    Murray gets in front in the second set.

  2. Postpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    Wawrinka 6-3 0-0 Murray*

    Ew.

    A horrible shank goes off the frame of Andy Murray's racquet and into the crowd. The spectators are amused. Muzza less so.

    15-15.

  3. Postpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    Wawrinka 6-3 0-0 Murray*

    Murray will start us off in the second set...

  4. Postpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    Wawrinka 6-3 0-0 Murray

    In fairness, Andy Murray didn't do a lot wrong in that set. He had a wry smile on his face as he wandered to his chair.

  5. Game and first set - Wawrinkapublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    Wawrinka 6-3 Murray

    A big first serve down the T and, after 43 minutes, Stan Wawrinka wraps up the first set.

    This has been a cracker so far.

  6. Postpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    *Wawrinka 5-3 Murray

    Shot!

    Andy Murray rattles a cross-court winner of his own.

    40-30, still one more set point for Wawrinka...

  7. Postpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    *Wawrinka 5-3 Murray

    That's a couple of easy forehands that Stan Wawrinka has missed, but that's a glorious backhand winner that Andy Murray can only watch go zooming past him.

    This time it's a forehand winner for Wawrinka, and he's got himself two set points...

  8. Murray holds; Wawrinka serving for setpublished at 15:50 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    *Wawrinka 5-3 Murray

    A one-two from Murray, a huge second serve going out wide before he follows it up with a furious forehand.

    Stan Wawrinka misses down the line again, and he's going to have to serve this one out.

  9. Deuce on Murray servepublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    Wawrinka 5-2 Murray*

    One-handed backhands are the best things in tennis. Wawrinka's lets him down as he aims down the line, but a clean winner takes him to 30-40 on the Murray serve.

    Now then. Murray is too early through a return, and he's taken to deuce as the ball slides into the net...

  10. Murray serving to stay in first setpublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    Wawrinka 5-2 Murray*

    There's still only a break in it...

  11. Postpublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    Wawrinka 5-2 Murray*

    Stan Wawrinka follows up a poor forehand with a winner that goes spinning into the corner for 15-15.

    Again, Wawrinka dictates play, smashing shots left and right, keeping Andy Murray on the move before the Swiss knocks home the final blow.

    Another dinky little drop shot wraps up Wawrinka's service game.

  12. Postpublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    *Wawrinka 4-2 Murray

    Another drop shot from the baseline gets Andy Murray into a 30-0 lead.

    Lovely stuff. First an ace, and then a big first serve, wraps up another love hold for Muzza.

  13. Postpublished at 15:36 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    Wawrinka 4-1 Murray*

    Andy Murray is unimpressed with himself as he whacks a return of serve into the net, but he's helped out by Stan Wawrinka, who snatches an easy forehand into the tape.

    Down the line goes the Wawrinka forehand again and Murray can't do much with it.

    There's the ace, and Wawrinka logs a speedy hold of his own.

  14. Murray holds to lovepublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    *Wawrinka 3-1 Murray

    Shot! Andy Murray follows up a pacey serve with a well-disguised drop shot that Stan Wawrinka just can't chase down.

    Good hands from Murray at the net as he serves and volleys once again, getting himself in a good enough position to bob over a winner, and that is a very good, speedy, love-hold for Murray.

  15. Wawrinka holdspublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    Wawrinka 3-0 Murray*

    Andy Murray blinks first.

    A backhand drifts long and Stan Wawrinka has hustled his way out of a bit of trouble.

  16. Postpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    *Wawrinka 2-0 Murray

    OH!

    This rally has everything - a thumping forehand down the line from Stan Wawrinka that Andy Murray somehow returns with a backhand slice of his own, but Wawrinka is there to deftly volley his way to an advantage.

  17. Wawrinka saves second break pointpublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    *Wawrinka 2-0 Murray

    Stan Warinka batters shot after shot at Andy Murray, and a well-timed smash drags us back to deuce.

  18. Postpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    *Wawrinka 2-0 Murray

    Now it's Stan Wawrinka who comes to the net, trying to volley, but he's made a right mess of that and ends up slicing the ball into the tape.

    Break point number two...

  19. Wawrinka saves break pointpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    *Wawrinka 2-0 Murray

    Andy Murray decides to come in to face Stan Wawrinka's second serve, and promptly bunts his return long.

    He's not happy. Deuce.

  20. Postpublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 20 October 2019

    *Wawrinka 2-0 Murray

    Hmm. A brief hiccup for Stan Wawrinka, shanking two forehands into the foot of the net, and he's down 15-30 on serve.

    Oh! A beauty of a backhand down the line digs the Swiss out of that particular hole, but a wobble off the net goes against Wawrinka, and Murray has a break back point.