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Updated at 12:20 p.m., Saturday, March 21, 2009

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.