<p>Former world number one Andy Murray reached his first final in more than two and a half years and admitted it was a "big surprise".</p>.<p>Murray, steadily rebuilding his singles game after career-saving hip surgery in January, defeated France's Ugo Humbert 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 to make the championship match at the European Open.</p>.<p>"It's been a big surprise to me. I'm happy to be into the final," he told Amazon Prime.</p>.<p>"It's been a long road to get back to this point. I certainly didn't expect it to come so soon since I started playing again." On Sunday, the 32-year-old Briton will tackle fellow three-time Grand Slam title winner Stan Wawrinka in the final.</p>.<p>Murray, now ranked a lowly 243, last reached a final in Dubai in March 2017 where he won the most recent of his 45 career titles.</p>.<p>He is now playing for the fourth successive week on tour having only returned to singles at Cincinnati in August.</p>.<p>Murray leads Wawrinka 11-8 in head-to-head meetings.</p>.<p>"I think it will be a nice match to play," added the Briton of Sunday's duel.</p>.<p>"Me and Stan have played a lot against each other. It is nice that we are both able to be back playing against each other in a final."</p>.<p>Wawrinka earlier ended Italian teenager Jannik Sinner's fine run in Belgium, the Swiss veteran defeating the 18-year-old 6-3, 6-2 to reach his 30th career final.</p>.<p>Sinner was the youngest player to make the semi-finals of an ATP tournament since 17-year-old Borna Coric in 2014.</p>.<p>But he met his match in 18th-ranked Wawrinka, with the 34-year-old taking one hour and 59 minutes to edge closer to a first title since winning the Geneva Open in May 2017.</p>.<p>"I am super happy," said Wawrinka who, like Murray, has battled injury setbacks in recent years, undergoing two knee surgeries in 2017.</p>.<p>"I didn't play since the US Open, so to be in a final here after a month away is great for me." </p>
<p>Former world number one Andy Murray reached his first final in more than two and a half years and admitted it was a "big surprise".</p>.<p>Murray, steadily rebuilding his singles game after career-saving hip surgery in January, defeated France's Ugo Humbert 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 to make the championship match at the European Open.</p>.<p>"It's been a big surprise to me. I'm happy to be into the final," he told Amazon Prime.</p>.<p>"It's been a long road to get back to this point. I certainly didn't expect it to come so soon since I started playing again." On Sunday, the 32-year-old Briton will tackle fellow three-time Grand Slam title winner Stan Wawrinka in the final.</p>.<p>Murray, now ranked a lowly 243, last reached a final in Dubai in March 2017 where he won the most recent of his 45 career titles.</p>.<p>He is now playing for the fourth successive week on tour having only returned to singles at Cincinnati in August.</p>.<p>Murray leads Wawrinka 11-8 in head-to-head meetings.</p>.<p>"I think it will be a nice match to play," added the Briton of Sunday's duel.</p>.<p>"Me and Stan have played a lot against each other. It is nice that we are both able to be back playing against each other in a final."</p>.<p>Wawrinka earlier ended Italian teenager Jannik Sinner's fine run in Belgium, the Swiss veteran defeating the 18-year-old 6-3, 6-2 to reach his 30th career final.</p>.<p>Sinner was the youngest player to make the semi-finals of an ATP tournament since 17-year-old Borna Coric in 2014.</p>.<p>But he met his match in 18th-ranked Wawrinka, with the 34-year-old taking one hour and 59 minutes to edge closer to a first title since winning the Geneva Open in May 2017.</p>.<p>"I am super happy," said Wawrinka who, like Murray, has battled injury setbacks in recent years, undergoing two knee surgeries in 2017.</p>.<p>"I didn't play since the US Open, so to be in a final here after a month away is great for me." </p>