Murray outguns Nadal for final tilt at Federer

ANDY MURRAY reached the first grand slam final of his career with the result of his life to beat world number one Rafael Nadal in a rain-delayed US Open semi-final in New York last night.

Murray, 21, returned to the court 26 hours after a downpour from Tropical Storm Hanna had left him leading two sets to love but a break down in the third to complete a 6-2 7-6 (7/5) 4-6 6-4 victory over Nadal after three hours and 30 minutes of play across the two days.

Murray now faces four-time defending champion and tournament second seed Roger Federer in tonight’s final, when the Scot will be the first Briton to contest a grand slam final since Greg Rusedski lost to Patrick Rafter in the 1997 US Open final.