- OOJ - Andy Murray of Great Britain celebrates his win over Gilles Simon of France (AFP)
Andy Murray again recovered from a poor start before moving past Gilles Simon and into the semi-finals of the Acapulco International.
The second seed rallied back from a dismal opening set to post a 1-6 7-6(4) 6-2 win over the Frenchman, seeded sixth at the tournament in Mexico.
Murray had struggled in the opening set against his first-round opponent Pablo Andujar, losing the first five games of that match, and the Scot was again slow off the mark against Simon.
The world number seven managed just one game in the first set and was only marginally more successful in the second, falling behind 2-4 and then 3-5 as Simon closed in on victory.
But Murray dug deep into his reserves to break back and then claim the set on a tie-break.
The third finally saw Murray back to something resembling his best as he swept aside Simon to open up a 3-0 lead that he never looked back from.
Murray, in his first semi-final since undergoing back surgery last September, next plays either GrigorDimitrov or Ernests Gulbis for a place in the final.
Earlier, top seed and three times winner in Acapulco David Ferrer was forced to retire with a muscle strain in his match with Kevin Anderson.
The Spaniard had won the first set 6-2 before Anderson rallied in the second and the South African was leading 4-2 when Ferrer called a halt to proceedings.
Anderson will play Alexandr Dolgopolov for a place in the final after the Ukrainian beat Croat Ivo Karlovic 6-4 7-6(4).
Acapulco International results
Quarter-finals
2-Andy Murray (Britain) beat 6-Gilles Simon (France) 1-6 7-6(4) 6-2
5-Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat 1-David Ferrer (Spain) 2-6 4-2 (Ferrer retired)
Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) beat Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) 6-4 7-6(4)
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