World number three Andy Murray reached his maiden Paris Masters final when he outpaced Spanish eighth seed David Ferrer 6-4 6-3 despite a few off moments on Saturday.
The British second seed lost his focus at times but eventually had more in store than the 2012 Bercy champion to set up a showdown with world number one Novak Djokovic, after he survived a second-set blip to reach the Paris Masters final with a 6-3 3-6 6-0 win over Stan Wawrinka, his 21st victory in a row
Murray got off to a dream start, breaking to love in the first game. It spurred Ferrer into action and the Spaniard levelled for 3-3 when two unforced errors gave him a break in the sixth game.
In a see-saw opening set, Ferrer set up four more break points in the eighth game but Murray saved them and went on to steal his opponent's serve as the Spaniard made a string of unforced errors.
The Scot finished a superb exchange at the net with a fine sliced lob to set up two set points. On the first one, Ferrer netted a routine backhand.
The Spaniard stayed focused, however, and raced to a 3-1 lead in the second.
But double Grand Slam champion Murray discovered his range again, finding gravity-defying angles to win five games in a row, wrapping up the victory on his first match point when Ferrer netted a drop shot.
Djokovic, looking to become the first man to win six Masters title in a season, briefly lost focus as French Open champion Wawrinka of Switzerland ended the Serb's 29-set winning streak to claim the second set.
But the fourth seed paid dearly for it, losing the last six games as Djokovic, who hopes to claim an unprecedented third Bercy crown in a row, set up a showdown with Andy Murray after the Briton beat Spain's David Ferrer 6-4 6-3.
Djokovic was in a class of his own in the first set, finding the best angles while Wawrinka, who finished playing his quarter-final against Rafa Nadal around 1 a.m. local time last night, made too many unforced errors.
But the Swiss loosened up in the second set as Djokovic failed to contain his frustration and it seemed the contest would be thrown into an exciting decider.
Djokovic, however, regained his composure and there was no stopping him as he allowed Wawrinka only nine points in the final set, which ended when the Davis Cup champion sent a forehand long.
