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Andy Murray is homing in on a first grass-court title since winning Wimbledon for a second time seven years ago.

The three-time grand slam winner decided not to play on the clay of Paris at the French Open this year in order to give himself the best chance over the next five weeks on his favourite surface.

And there has been an early dividend for that decision at Surbiton as he reached the final with a 7-6 [7-5], 6-3 victory against defending champion Jordan Thompson of Australia.

Murray announced earlier in the day his decision not to return to Stuttgart next week where he also reached the final 12 months ago – but instead accepted a wildcard to play in Nottingham.

And the 36-year-old showed some vintage touches in a high-quality first set taken on a tie-break – before a controversial flashpoint in game one of the second set seemed to leave his opponent demoralised.