Setting: Roland Garros, Paris Dates: 28 May-11 June
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England's Andy Murray achieved his fourth sequential French Open semi-last with a four-set win over Kei Nishikori in Paris.
The world number one came through 2 6-1 7-6 (7-0) 6-1 against the Japanese eighth seed at Roland Garros.
The 30-year-old goes ahead to face Swiss third seed Stan Wawrinka, who beat Marin Cilic 6-3 6-3 6-1.
It is a rehash of a year ago's semi-last, which Murray won in four sets before going ahead to lose in the last.
"Stan has played fabulous this competition up until this point," said the Scot, who was beaten by Novak Djokovic in a year ago's masterpiece.
"A year ago when we met he was playing extremely well and I needed to play one of my best matches on mud to beat him.
"It's not generally been simple for me here but rather the most recent couple of years have been incredible."
Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal will go up against Dominic Thiem in the second semi-last, after the Austrian thumped out protecting champion Djokovic.
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Nishikori blurs after quick begin
After noteworthy wins in the past two rounds, Murray guaranteed another fine outcome, yet in less clinical design.
The match shared 12 breaks of serve on another tempestuous Paris day, with Nishikori beginning radiantly however blurring as Murray reeled him in.
Nishikori, 27, broke serve twice to take the main set as his groundstrokes had Murray always on edge.
Murray's temperament was not enhanced by an early time infringement from umpire Carlos Ramos, yet it took another in the second set to start up the top seed.
The Briton protested with the authority before coming back to the activity, let go by foul play, thundering "How about we go!" as he secured the diversion.
The primary dash of Nishikori brightness was over and the Japanese player twofold blamed to drop serve at 3-1, and after that woefully misinterpreted leaving a ball that landed well inside the standard to fall 5-1 down.
Nishikori twice fell a break behind with poor administration diversions in the third set just to hit straight back each time, irritating Murray, who served for the set at 6-5.
It may have been relied upon to move the force to support Nishikori, yet he played an edgy tie-sever and Murray reeled each of the seven focuses.
A splendid bit of trademark Murray scrambling secured the definitive break halfway through the fourth set and Nishikori's test was comparable to over.
"Go ahead!" shouted Murray as he broke again for a 5-1 lead before finishing off the match with one of his less demanding administration diversions of the evening.
Murray 'started up' by time infringement
The force of the match exchanged pointedly after umpire Carlos Ramos punished Murray the departure of a serve for a period infringement.
Murray later said any postponement was down to him missing a ball hurl.
"Clearly for several focuses after that I was started up, on the grounds that I was baffled right then and there," he said.
"It had an inclination that it was an interesting choice. I have never observed anybody get a notice after they have missed the ball hurl. I have never observed that.
"So I was baffled about it, yet I don't know how much effect that had."
Swiss third seed Wawrinka set up another Paris semi-last with Murray subsequent to breezing past seventh seed Cilic in the last eight.
The three-time Grand Slam champion, 32, traveled to a 6-3 6-3 6-1 win against the Croatian in a hour and 40 minutes.
Wawrinka, who won the Roland Garros title in 2015, has still not dropped a set in Paris this year.
He is the most established man to make the last four since Jimmy Connors in 1985.
"It was flawless today, I'm exceptionally fulfilled," Wawrinka said after his twelfth win in 14 gatherings with Cilic.
'Murray's show won't give Wawrinka restless evenings' - examination
Russell Fuller, BBC tennis journalist
As far as execution, this was a retrogressive stride, yet Murray still figured out how to beat the eighth seed with relative solace to reach yet another Grand Slam semi-last.
Murray was a long way from his best at the same time, after a brilliant first set, Nishikori was exceptionally poor. His commitment to the terrifically critical third set attach break was to make three forehand unforced mistakes, three strike unforced blunders and serve a twofold blame.
Murray's show won't give Wawrinka any restless evenings, yet he will recollect how exceptionally well the world number one played to beat him in four sets in a year ago's semi-last.
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