Murray ready for Federer clash

Defending champion Andy Murray will face world number one Roger Federer tonight in the Cincinnati Masters semi-finals knowing there is room for improvement following his hard-fought quarter-final win over Julien Benneteau.

The Scot was an overwhelming favourite heading into last night's last-eight tie, but found himself staring at a shock exit when he conceded his first set of the week 6-4 and then went 2-0 down in the second to the French lucky loser.