Murray reaches French Open semi-finals

PARIS, June 5 (AFP): Andy Murray defeated the last French hope Gael Monfils on a rowdy Philippe Chatrier centre court Wednesday to reach the French Open semi-finals 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 1-6, 6-0.
The Wimbledon champion reaches the last four at Roland Garros for the first time since 2011 when he lost against Rafael Nadal, and now faces the eight-time champion again in a bid to reach the championship match for the first time in Paris.
Nadal overpowered fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-1 in the day's second quarter-final that finished just before dusk, as rain delayed play by three hours.
The 27-year-old Scot also set a new British record of reaching 14 Grand Slam semi-finals, going one better than Fred Perry.