Murray into Brisbane final

Top seed Andy Murray saw off the spirited challenge of Australian teenager Bernard Tomic to reach the final of the ATP Brisbane International today.

Murray – under the watchful eye of new coach Ivan Lendl – was made to work hard in the early exchanges by the 19-year-old Queenslander, who looked far from overawed in his first ATP Tour semi-final, but the British number one’s class soon told as he posted a 6-3 6-2 victory.

The Scot will play Alexandr Dolgopolov in tomorrow’s final after the Ukrainian earlier overcame Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-3 6-4 in the first semi-final.

Dolgopolov dropped only nine points on his own serve as he brushed past Simon in 82 minutes, adding to previous victories over Radek Stepanek, Igor Andreev and Alejandro Falla.