China Open 2016: Saturday Tennis Scores, Results and Finals Schedule

Top-seeded Andy Murray marched into the final of the China Open on Saturday, beating David Ferrer 6-2, 6-3.

The Scotsman was the dominant force throughout the contest and is looking in tremendous form ahead of the competition's climax. After this win, Murray will take on Grigor Dimitrov, who made it through after his semi-final opponent, Milos Raonic, withdrew from the competition due to injury.

Earlier in the day, Murray's compatriot, Johanna Konta, booked her place in the women's final, beating Madison Keys in three sets. The Briton will face third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska for the title, as she overcame No. 16 seed Elina Svitolina in straight sets.

Here are the results so far from the National Tennis Center in Beijing and a recap of the best of the action from Saturday.

Men's Semi-Finals
Women's Semi-Finals
[1] Andy Murray bt. [5] David Ferrer	6-2, 6-3
Grigor Dimitrov bt. [3] Milos Raonic	Walkover
[11] Johanna Konta bt. [8] Madison Keys	7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4
[3] Agnieszka Radwanska bt. [16] Elina Svitolina	7-6 (3), 6-3

Murray Shows His Class

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Murray was jolted into action early in this one, as Ferrer pounced to break his opponent's serve in the third game of the match. From that point, the world No. 2 took control of the opening stanza, immediately restoring parity and completing a run of five games in succession to take the opener 6-2.

Tennis TV provided us with the numbers behind what was an emphatic opening set in the end for the three-time major champion:

At the start of the second set, Ferrer was looking a little ragged, and his opponent was on hand to capitalise, breaking in the fourth game to move 3-1 ahead. However, the Spaniard dug deep, getting stuck into Murray on return and getting the match back on serve.

While an immediate break back was a catalyst for a Murray recovery in the opening set, Ferrer couldn't harness that momentum, with the top seed again finding it easy to dictate the points. Once the Scotsman broke again to go 4-2 up, the end was near for Ferrer.

As noted by the Live Tennis Twitter account, a consolidating hold of serve was crucial for Murray at this juncture:

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#Murray restores his break for 4-2, but if he wants to stop this from slipping away, he needs to hold here. pic.twitter.com/8ccDwYZOdg

— Live Tennis (@livetennis) October 8, 2016"

That's exactly what he did, eventually seeing the set out 6-3 and taking another step closer to his first-ever China Open triumph. He'll face Dimitrov, who conquered Rafael Nadal in the quarters, after Raonic suffered with a torn ligament in his right ankle, per tennis journalist Carole Bouchard.

The first player through to the women's final was Konta, as she battled hard to get over the line in her match with Keys.

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After winning the first set in a tiebreak, the Briton looked ready to kick on and take this one. But her opponent rallied in the second stanza, producing some of her best tennis to level things up again.

The decider was fascinating, as both players lost their serve at the first chance before settling into a rhythm that looked destined to end in a tiebreak. However, Konta applied the pressure on the Keys serve when she was just one game away, eventually taking the second of two match points.

As noted by Stuart Fraser of the Daily Mail, this win was a landmark one for Konta, as she secured a top-10 ranking spot with this victory:

For the time being, though, the 11th seed will be thinking of nothing other than glory in Beijing, with Radwanska standing in her way.

Evidently, having eliminated world No. 1 Angelique Kerber earlier in the tournament, Svitolina is a dangerous opponent, and she showed her quality early on in the contest, breaking Radwanska a couple of times and finding herself in a position to serve for the opening set.

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However, the Pole capitalised on some nervousness and was able to break back. And while the set went to a tiebreak, there was a sense Radwanska was always in control from this point, taking it 7-3. Here's how she got there, per the WTA Twitter account:

Svitolina looked bereft of impetus early in the second set, something the world No. 4 rarely allows to go unpunished. Indeed, in her first two games on serve, the Ukrainian won a solitary point, with Radwanska's rapier-like accuracy on the return causing so many issues.

At 3-0 and two breaks down, Svitolina did rally to cut the deficit back to 3-2. But Radwanska always looked to be a step ahead, winning the second set 6-3 and securing a smart passage into a final with Konta.