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Murray doubted reaching French final

British number one Andy Murray has said there was a time he thought he would never reach a French Open final.

The 29-year-old will face world number one Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final after beating defending champion Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2.

"At the beginning of my career it was always a big struggle for me," Murray told BBC Radio 5 live.

"When I was having problems with my back on clay I never thought it would happen for me here."

Murray has now reached the final of all four Grand Slam tournaments, but up until 2013, the year he had surgery on a back injury, he had reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros just once.