Fans turn out on social media to support Andy Murray in the semis

Good tournament: Murray has beaten some tough players© SNS Group

People across the country are backing Scots tennis player Andy Murray as he lines up to be the first British man to reach the Wimbledon singles final for 74 years, with only Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semis standing in his way.

Hundreds of fans have taken to Twitter to wish the British number one well, with messages of support for the Dunblane man coming from entrepreneur Michelle Mone, businessman Lord Sugar and Scots stars Ewan McGregor and Lorraine Kelly.

Murray has already beaten Tsonga in five of six previous matches and if he makes it through on Friday, he will go head to head with either defending champion Novak Djokovic or multi time winner Roger Federer in the final on Sunday.

Murray’s match is at 4pm, with Djokovic taking on Federer at 1pm.

Tickets for the final match are already selling in excess of £15,000 as fans rush to back Andy Murray in what could be a historic moment.

The 25 year old goes into the second semi-final as 4/9 favourite, though bookies make him 10/11 to finish as the tournament's runner-up.

Murray has already beaten Nikolay Davydenko, Ivo Karlovic, Marcos Baghdatis, Marin Cilic and David Ferrer in the Wimbledom competition so far.

Speaking about the competition, Murray said: "I know how hard it is. Everyone kept telling me I had such a hard draw and how tough it was going to be to get through. I managed to do that. I've beaten some very good players.

"It's been a good tournament so far, but I want it to continue. I'd be disappointed if I lost before the final in any tournament, but I don't just expect to get there. It's a very difficult thing to do."

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