Murray makes number two in the world
Andy Murray thrashed Kei Nishikori to reach the final of Montreal's Rogers Cup and guarantee a return to second in the world rankings.
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Murray won 6-3 6-0 in little over an hour to set up a title clash with current world number one Novak Djokovic.
The result means the Great Briton will overtake Swiss Roger Federer in next week's new ATP rankings and return to number two for the first time since 2013.
"It's good to get back close to the top," said Murray.
The US Open starts at the end of the month, and it was following the same tournament last year that Murray lost his place in the top ten after losing to Djokovic in the last eight in New York.
"It's nice to get back especially after everything I went through last year with the hip surgery and dropping out of the top 10. A lot of questions were being asked about how my game was physically.
"I'll keep working hard and try to get that one spot higher."
Djokovic overcame unseeded Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-4 6-4 in the other semi-final in Canada.
Chardy has lost all ten matches he has played against the Serb.
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