Andy Murray has reached the final of the Cincinnati Masters following a 6-3, 7-6 (8) defeat of Mardy Fish on Saturday.
The American had beaten world number two Rafael Nadal on Friday but was unable to overcome the British No.1, who will now take on Novak Djokovic for the title at 17.30 BST on Sunday, the 10th time the pair have faced each other.
"I think it would be perfect preparation to play him before the US Open, to see what I need to work on," Murray said afterwards.
Murray produced an impressive first set performance as he became the first player this week to break the Fish serve when converting his fifth break point of the game to lead 3-1.
The Briton then survived break points of his own to close out the set and then broke at the start of the second to consolidate his lead.
Despite a succession of service breaks in the second set Murray eventually prevailed and after surviving set points in game 12, finally won the contest in two hours and 18 minutes.
"I was struggling physically in the second set - it was hot but that's not an excuse," said Murray.
"My legs were feeling tired. It was the conditions. I need to get stronger. This is the first tough match I've played for five or six weeks. I need to get some more endurance in me before the US Open."
The American had beaten world number two Rafael Nadal on Friday but was unable to overcome the British No.1, who will now take on Novak Djokovic for the title at 17.30 BST on Sunday, the 10th time the pair have faced each other.
"I think it would be perfect preparation to play him before the US Open, to see what I need to work on," Murray said afterwards.
Murray produced an impressive first set performance as he became the first player this week to break the Fish serve when converting his fifth break point of the game to lead 3-1.
The Briton then survived break points of his own to close out the set and then broke at the start of the second to consolidate his lead.
Despite a succession of service breaks in the second set Murray eventually prevailed and after surviving set points in game 12, finally won the contest in two hours and 18 minutes.
"I was struggling physically in the second set - it was hot but that's not an excuse," said Murray.
"My legs were feeling tired. It was the conditions. I need to get stronger. This is the first tough match I've played for five or six weeks. I need to get some more endurance in me before the US Open."
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