Murray’s confidence on the rise ahead of Nadal semi-final

Andy Murray is feeling progressively positive about his structure in the wake of cruising into the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters with a 6-2 6-0 whipping of Milos Raonic. 

Having come into the European dirt court season on the back of early exits in Indian Wells and Miami, Murray was compelled to fight through his initial matches in Monaco, however appreciated the most routine of wins on Friday to set up a meeting with eight-time champion Rafael Nadal. 

"I had a few intense weeks in the States and I haven't played heaps of tennis [since the Australian Open], so making advances on another surface when you're a tiny bit low on certainty and low on matches is troublesome," expressed Murray. 

"I'm simply upbeat I figured out how to battle through the primary couple of matches and now I feel somewhat more casual about where my amusement's at. 

"Ideally I'll keep on improving over the dirt court season and into a major summer." 

Murray is the most noteworthy positioned player in the opposition taking after Novak Djokovic's astonishment thrashing to Jiri Vesely, yet included: "For the folks in the base half, it doesn't open up the draw. 

"Clearly Novak is the best player on the planet by far quite recently and his consistency in the course of the most recent year has been staggering, so in the event that you get into a last it's a tiny bit simpler in case you're not playing him, but rather regardless i must arrive first." 

Nadal, in the interim, likewise communicated fulfillment with his advancement taking after a straight-sets win over Stan Wawrinka on Friday. 

"I'm only content with the way I am playing this week," said the Spaniard. "Recently [I had] an awesome triumph against Dominic [Thiem] and today against Stan. Two triumphs consecutively against enormous rivals, that is exceptionally positive." 

Looking ahead to his meeting with Murray, Nadal included: "He's the number two player on the planet, so I have to play my best on the off chance that I need to have possibilities. I would like to be prepared for it."