Rafael Nadal recovered after a marathon tiebreak setback to book a semi-final face-off against Andy Murray with a high-tension triumph over France's Richard Gasquet on Friday.
Spain's Wimbledon and French Open champion overcame 10th-seeded Gasquet 6-7 (12/14), 6-2, 6-1 but required 2 hrs, 14 min to claim his 59th victory of the season.
Nadal fought back after losing the 75-minute opening set, which Gasquet claimed on his sixth set point after saving two set points for Nadal.
"It was a very tough first set," Nadal said. "I had chances but Richard played well to beat me in the set. In the second I had to stay positive and concentrated."
Murray, seeded eighth, cut short the title defense of Serbian Novak Djokovic, the eighth-seeded Scot stunning the number three by a 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) scoreline.
Murray made quick work of Djokovic, who beat Roger Federer and Nadal en route to the title last year, wrapping up an impressive victory in 1 hr 44 min.
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