Andy Murray says knew had to 'win lot of matches' to reach Tour Finals post defeating David Ferrer

British number one Andy Murray has said that he was aware that he would need to win a lot of matches to try to reach the Tour Finals, after he took a huge step towards qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals with straight sets win over David Ferrer to reach Valencia Open final.

Murray won 6-4, 7-5 - his second victory in three meetings with Spaniard Ferrer in the last three weeks and will now take on Tommy Robredo in Sunday's final after the Spaniard beat Jeremy Chardy 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-2).

Murray would move up to fifth in the Race to London standings if he wins the title, with ninth good enough to qualify, The BBC reported.

Murray, who is playing for the fifth week in a row, said that after the US Open he was aware that he would need to win a lot of matches to try to reach the Tour Finals. So, he added that it was important for him to try and get as many matches as he could against the top players between now and the end of the year.

Ferrer had begun the day just one place behind Murray and would head to next week's Paris Masters, the final event of the regular season, in ninth, ahead of Milos Raonic and Grigor Dimitrov. Murray has already been placed in a tough section of the Paris draw that includes Dimitrov and Novak Djokovic, which made Saturday's victory over Ferrer all the more important.

Meanwhile, in Basel, Roger Federer defeated Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 6-3 to set up a final against Belgian David Goffin, who beat Croatian teenager Borna Coric 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, the report added.