Andy Murray rallied from a set down to reach the semifinals of the Valencia Open with a 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4 win over South Africa’s Kevin Anderson on Friday. At Basel, Roger Federer beat Denis Istomin 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and reach the Swiss Indoors quarterfinals.
The results: At Valencia: Quarterfinals: David Ferrer bt Thomaz Belluci 6-1, 6-2; Andy Murray bt Kevin Anderson 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4.
At Basel: Quarterfinals: David Goffin bt Milos Raonic 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-4.
Second round: Roger Federer bt Denis Istomin 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; Grigor Dimitrov bt Vasek Pospisil 6-2, 6-2; Benjamin Becker bt Mikhail Kukushkin 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 4-0, retd.; Ivo Karlovic bt Kenny De Schepper 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-3; Milos Raonic bt Donald Young 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6(2); Borna Coric bt Andrey Golubev 6-4, 6-4.