Murray sails into last four

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Murray lost a pulsating five-setter against the Spaniard in the opening grand slam of the year in Melbourne - the first time Murray had lost to Verdasco in six meetings.

But the Scot returned to winning ways against Verdasco in emphatic style in Miami, casting him aside in just 75 minutes to book a last-four meeting with surprise semi-finalist Juan Martin del Potro.

Del Potro defeated world number one Rafael Nadal in a gruelling three-setter immediately before Murray's contest, and after the contrasting ease of the Scot's progress he will surely fancy his chances of reaching the final.

Like he did in the previous round against Viktor Troicki, Murray immediately claimed two breaks of serve to race into a 4-0 lead after just 15 minutes on court.

The pair then exchanged breaks of serve before Murray served out the opening set to claim it in just over a half hour.

Verdasco then disappeared off court for a three-minute medical break when the Spaniard would have done well to compose himself.

If that was the tactic it failed as he conceded his service straight away and although he had four chances to break back in the next game, he passed up the chance on each occasion.

Murray's tenacity was then rewarded as he took the game and Verdasco's challenge was running on empty as he lost his next service to go 3-0 down.

Verdasco again called for a medical time-out after winning the fifth game to make it 4-1, the first time he held serve in the match. The Spaniard cut a dejected figure as the trainer worked on his right hamstring and while he played on it was only a matter of time before Murray clinched victory.