Murray ready to rock into first Roland Garros final

Andy Murray hopes his passion for breaking new ground can drive him to a first French Open final.

The Scotsman has never stepped out on Court Philippe Chatrier for the trophy match. Today he makes his fourth appearance in the semi-finals but Rafael Nadal, twice, and Novak Djokovic over five sets last year prevented him going further in previous attempts.

Murray has reached nine grand slam finals; five at the Australian Open and two each at Wimbledon and the US Open. He said: “This stage of my career, to do things that I have never done before is nice.