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Murray Masters Simon For SF Berth

Andy Murray recorded his third successive win over Gilles Simon with a 6-4, 6-2 victory Wednesday for a place in the Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai semifinals. The Scot also beat Simon at ATP Masters Series events in Hamburg and Madrid this year. Murray stormed into a 4-0 lead courtesy of excellent service placement, clever drop shots and powerful groundstrokes that kept an edgy Simon always on the move. Murray had a point for a 5-1 lead, but hit an overhead into the net. His French opponent capitalized on the lapse and with a few more errors, Simon got back to 3-4 before Murray returned to basics to do enough to clinch the opening set.