Saturday, February 14, 2009

Murray, Nadal into semi-finals of World Tennis


ROTTERDAM: Andy Murray set up a semi-final with Mario Ancic in the World Tennis Tournament after Marc Gicquel retired while trailing 7-6 (7-2) 4-6 3-0. France's Gicquel, ranked 55, pushed Murray all the way before he was forced to quit with a thigh injury. Top seed Rafael Nadal later won a gripping battle against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-4.The Spaniard goes on to play Gael Monfils, who beat fellow Frenchmen Julien Benneteau 7-6 (7-4) 6-1.

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