Murray books semi-final spot in front of the Scotstoun fans

JAMIE MURRAY is two wins from lifting the trophy named after his family after reaching the men’s doubles semi-finals in Glasgow.

The 33-year-old and Aussie John-Patrick Smith beat Turkish duo Altug Celikbilek and Cem Ilkel 6-3 6-4 in last night’s Murray Trophy action at Scotstoun.

India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan and Czech Marek Gengel await today in the ATP Challenger Tour event. Meanwhile, Team Europe lead Team World 3-1 after day one of the Laver Cup in Geneva.

Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev teamed up in the doubles last night to defeat Jack Sock and Denis Shapovalov 6-3 7-5.

Dominic Thiem beat Canadian Shapovalov 6-4 5-7 13-11 while Stefanos Tsitsipas saw off Taylor Fritz 6-2 1-6 10-7 on a day Sock’s straight-sets win over Fabio Fognini served as the only comfort for John McEnroe’s team.