Tennis: Murray defeats Federer to move into final
By KEN PETERS
AP Sports Writer
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Andy Murray beat Roger Federer for the fourth straight time Saturday, winning 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 to advance to the BNP Paribas Open final.
No. 4 Murray, off to a 20-1 start his year, has won six of eight matches overall against No. 2 Federer.
Murray, a 21-year-old Scot, will face the winner of the semifinal between No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 7 Andy Roddick.
Vera Zvonareva, who defeated Victoria Azarenka in the women's semis, joined with Azarenka to win the women's doubles title Saturday, beating Gisela Dulko and Shahar Peer 6-4, 3-6, 10-5 (super tiebreaker).
Zvonareva will face Ana Ivanovic in the championship. Both the men's and women's singles finals are Sunday.