Spaniard David Ferrer puts up a great show and beats lone British hope Andy Murray in four sets to reach the semi-finals of 2012 French Open. For a place in the final, Ferrer will next face countryman Rafael Nadal, who ousted Nicolas Almagro in all Spanish affair in another quarter-final match of the day.

Ferrer holds on to a difficult service game this time and finishes on the match win here. Murray tries to put pressure on the Spaniard but Ferrer fares really well in two quick rallies.  And, Ferrer holds on. Its 5-2, fourth set. 

Murray holds on to a difficult service game this time and keeps the damage limited to a single break of serve. The Scot fires a quick serve in the middle and then extracts a quick error from Ferrer. Its 4-2, fourth set. 

Ferrer holds on to an easy service game this time and takes his lead to 4-1 in the fourth set. Murray commits two unforced errors and then Ferrer does it with two quick serves. Well, the Spaniard is just two games away from winning this duel. 

Ferrer breaks! Murray commits two unforced errors in two extended rallies and then tries to smack a forehand, but sends it wide and gifts away the break to Spaniard. Its 3-1, fourth set. 

Tremendous serving from Ferrer and he gets a slender lead in the fourth set. Its 2-1, fourth set. 

Ferrer breaks back! The Spaniard hammers a forehand winner down the line and then extracts an errors from Murray to escalate the pressure and then two more errors spell the doom for Scot. Its 1-1, fourth set. 

Just like the second-set, Murray makes an authoritative start to the fourth set by breaking Ferrer in the first game. The Spaniard commits two unforced errors and opens up the floodgates. Ferrer finally messes up with a backhand. Its 0-1, fourth set. 

Ferrer took 50 minutes to win the second-set. The Spaniard played really well, as he earned 69% points on his first serve and committed only 8 unforced errors as compared to Murray's 17 unforced errors. Ferrer converted 3 out of 7 break-points. On the other hand, Murray failed to fare well in testing rallies and finally gave into situational pressure. 

Ferrer holds on to an easy service game this time and finishes on the third-set win here. Murray sends an easy backhand into the net and then fails to negotiate a forehand in a rally. Finally, Ferrer smacks a forehand winner. Its 5-3, third-set. 

Ferrer breaks! It seems that the trend of trading breaks has sets in here. The Spaniard extracts two quick errors on Murray and then rest is done by Scot's unforced errors. Its 4-3, third-set. Let's see how Murray responds to the situation here! 

Ferrer breaks back! The Scot smacks a forehand winner down the line and Ferrer commits two errors to open up the floodgates for Scot. Then Murray hammers a forehand winner down the line and breaks back. Its 3-3, third-set. 

Murray holds on to another difficult service game this time and keeps the damage limited to a single break of serve here. Its 2-3, third-set. 

Ferrer holds on to an easy service game and takes his lead to 3-1 in the third-set. The Spaniard serves really well and does not offer any freebies to Murray. 

Ferrer breaks! And, the Spaniard gets the breakthrough here. Ferrer hammers an exquisite forehand winner down the line to put pressure on the Scot. Murray sends a backhand wide in a quick rally and gifts away the break to Ferrer. Its 2-1, third-set. 

Ferrer makes a good start to the third-set after losing the second-set in a stiff tie-breaker. Its 1-1, third-set. Let's see how the Spaniard fares in this crucial third-set. 

And, the rain continues. It is getting heavier with time now. The covers are on and players are chilling out in their locker rooms. 

The play has been suspended at the while - due to rain. Hopefully, it would be a light shower. 

Well, Murray takes the momentum of the second-set into third-set and holds on to an easy service game here to make a confident start to crucial third-set. Its 1-0, third-set. 

And, after 67 minutes of play in the second-set, Murray earned the equalizer. Both contenders played really well, until the tie-breaker where Murray outplayed Ferrer with the help of his devastating backhand and levelled up the match at 1-1 each. Murray hammered 18 winners as compared to Ferrer's 8 - which made all the difference in deciding the outcome of this encounter. 

And, here we are in the second-set tie-breaker. Well, it would be a fitting end to this well-fought second-set. Let's see who emerges victorious now!

Once again, Ferrer makes no big mistakes and holds on to the crucial service game of the second-set. Now, Murray will serve again to stay alive in the second-set. Its 5-6, second-set. 

Murray holds on to a rather easier service game this time and looks absolutely pumped up. The Scot serves really well this time and then smacks a forehand winner down the line. Its 5-5, second-set. Are we heading towards second-set tie-breaker here?

No half measures from the Spaniard in this crucial game and he manages to keep his nose in front here. He puts all the pressure back on Murray, who will serve now to stay alive in the second-set. Its 4-5, second-set. 

What a reply from Ferrer here. The Spaniard breaks Murray on love this time and equalizes the proceedings at 4-4, second-set. Ferrer hammers a backhand winner down the line and duly compliments it with another winner. Murray mis-judges a volley and returns the favour - immediately. Are we heading towards second-set tie-breaker here?

Murray breaks and nudges ahead in the second-set with a slender lead. The Scot puts pressure on Ferrer with his trademark backhand winner and then Ferrer sends a backhand long in a rally. Its 3-4, second-set. Let's see how the Spaniard responds to the situation now! Stay tuned! 

Murray continues to toil here to hold on to his serve, as the Spaniard Ferrer has been getting the better of Scot in tremendous rallies. Once again, big serve comes to rescue. Its 3-3, second-set. 

An easy hold from Ferrer and keeps his nose in front. Once again the Spaniard fares really well in two well contested rallies and does not allow Murray to settle down. Its 3-2, second-set. 

Another difficult hold for the Scot here, as Ferrer continues to push him. But finally the Scot hammers a forehand winner down the line and duly compliments that with a backhand winner - and equalizes the proceedings at 2-2 second-set. 

A tricky hold from the Spaniard here and he gets a slender lead. Ferrer outsmarts Murray in two quick rallies and then rest is done by his quick and probing serve. Its 2-1, second-set. 

Here comes the rain here! And, the play has been suspended for a while here. Both the contenders are there on the court - waiting for the rain to stop. Hopefully, it would be a light shower. 

Ferrer breaks back  immediately in the set and levels the scores at 1-1 in the second set of the match.

Angry Murray makes a commanding start to the second-set, as he breaks Ferrer in the opening game here and gets on board - in style. The Spaniard commits two unforced errors and finds himself in a spot of bother. Murray escalates the pressure by hammering a forehand cross-court winner and then rest is done by Ferrer's unforced error. Its 0-1, second-set. 

After an hour and six minutes, David Ferrer clinched the gruelling first set. The Spaniard committed only 10 unforced errors as compared to Murray's 18 and converted 2 out of 4 break-points. The Spaniard also hammered 12 winners and fared really well in long rallies that pushed both contenders - to a great extent. 

Murray breaks back! Just when it looked that the spirited Spaniard Ferrer might win the first set, Murray shows all the patience in two gruelling rallies and then Ferrer messes up with a forehand to return the favour. Its 5-4, first set. Now, Murray will serve to equalize the proceedings in the first set. 

Well, a couple of break-point opportunities go begging for the Spaniard David Ferrer here, as he sends an easy forehand into the net and then sends a backhand wide to let Murray hold on to this crucial serve here. Its 3-5, first set. Now, Ferrer will serve to go one set up in the match. 

A crucial hold from Ferrer, who covers every corner of the court to save a couple of break-points and finishes on the first set win here. After outsmarting Murray in three well-contested rallies, the Spaniard, extracts two crucial errors from the Scot to take his lead to 5-2 in the first set. Now, Murray will serve to stay alive in the first set. 

Big serve to rescue! Once again Murray finds himself in a spot of bother, but he serves well under pressure and keeps the damage limited to a single break of serve. Its 4-2, first set. 

The in-form Spaniard consolidates his position in the first set with a love-service hold - and quickly takes his lead to 4-1 in the first set. Murray is two games away from going one set up in the match. 

Ferrer draws the first blood here! The Spaniard keeps coming back with his shots from the deep of the court and forces Murray to get out of his comfort zone. Murray messes up with a backhand and then sends another into the net to give away the first break to Ferrer, who now leads with 3-1 in the first set. 

Defiant hold from the swift Spaniard Ferrer here, as he saves a couple of break-points. Murray comes hard at the Spaniard and hits hard deep in the corners of the court, but then Ferrer negotiates two quick forehands quickly and extracts a crucial error from the Scot to get a slender lead here. Its 2-1, first set. 

Ferrer tests Murray, but finally the Scot manages to hold on to his serve and avoids the early damage. Tremendous court coverage from Ferrer, as he pushes Murray to a great extent and finally he commits an unforced error to make it easier for the Scot. Its 1-1, first set. 

Ferrer makes a cautious start to the match, as Murray extracts two errors from him and tries to put pressure. Finally the Spaniard hammers two winners and gets on board. Its 1-0, first set.

Both players arrive on court and start warming up for the occasion.

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In head-to-head, Murray has a slender lead over Ferrer with 5-4. Last time they took on each other last season in the ATP World Tour finals, where the Spaniard topped Murray in straight sets. The Scot must be looking forward to avenge that loss, but now that they are playing on red-soil – he will have to come up with a foolproof game plan to get past Ferrer, who like a typical Spaniard – loves to play on clay.

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