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Andy Murray overtakes Tim Henman with win over Feliciano Lopez

Andy Murray moves into the last four at Indian Wells for the first time since 2009 © AP

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Andy Murray made it 10 wins out of 10 against Feliciano Lopez - and 497 for his career to surpass Tim Henman as Britain's most prolific male player of the open era.

A one-sided 6-3 6-4 victory earned Murray a semi-final clash against Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells.

Murray did not drop a point in his first two service games but forced 12th seed Lopez to two deuces in his first and broke in the next for a 3-1 lead.

A third love hold followed and though he finally dropped a point on his serve in the seventh game of the set, he was untroubled in wrapping it up 6-3.

The Scot then broke serve in the opening game of the second and held his advantage, Lopez still having to battle hard just to hang in the match against an opponent he has never beaten.

Murray broke again to leave himself serving for the match with new balls - but with the finish line in sight, he dropped his serve for the first time as Lopez took pace off the ball and produced some deft angled shots.

Lightning could not strike twice, though, and fourth seed Murray wrapped up the match in his next service game.

Murray, who reached the final in the California event in 2009, will face Djokovic in the last four after the world No.1's quarter-final opponent, Bernard Tomic, pulled out of the tournament with a back problem.

"Until last year our head to head was pretty close," Murray said of his rivalry with the world No.1. "Last year was a tough year for me, especially the first six, seven months.

"He's obviously a top player, especially on this surface. He's played extremely well here in the past. He will be totally fresh as well and ready for the semis, so it will be a tough one for me."

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