Murray, Djokovic in Shanghai Masters semis

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Britain's Andy Murray booked his place in the semifinals of the $3.5 million Shanghai Masters here Friday with a come-from-behind win over Czech player Radek Stepanek.

Third seed and reigning champion Murray will now face World No.1 Roger Federer in the final four after beating Stepanek 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Federer beat Croatia's Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 22 minutes in the last singles quarterfinal of the day.

The other semifinal will pit the Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych against second seed Novak Djokovic.

Berdych beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in straight sets earlier Friday while Djokovic completed a straight-sets win over German veteran Tommy Haas in their quarterfinal encounter.

The Serbian star won 6-3, 6-3, wobbling only at the start of the second set when Haas, ranked 21 in the world, managed to take a 2-0 lead.