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Qatar Open: Andy Murray beats Alexandre Muller to reach semi-finals

Britain's Andy Murray reached his first ATP semi-final in eight months by beating French qualifier Alexandre Muller at the Qatar Open.

Murray, 35, fought back to win 4-6 6-1 6-2 against 26-year-old Muller, who was playing in his first ATP quarter-final.

The Scot will play Jiri Lehecka in the last four after the 21-year-old Czech beat top seed Andrey Rublev.

"He is one of the best young players on the tour, it'll be a big test for me," said former world number one Murray.

"He has started the year extremely well, did well at the Australian Open and hits a huge ball.