Murray edges out Haas to set up Djokovic semi-final

INDIAN WELLS, California, Mar 17 (Reuters) Britian's Andy Murray overcame an ankle injury and staved off two match points on his way to a 3-6 6-3 7-6 victory over German ninth seed Tommy Haas in the quarter-finals of the Pacific Life Open.

In the semi-finals, the 13th seeded Murray will meet 12th seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia, who overpowered 14th seed David Ferrer of Spain 6-3 6-4.

Murray took a medical time-out in the third game of the second set after rolling his left ankle when diving for a forehand, but he was able to battle past the in-form Haas in their first ever meeting.

The 19-year-old Scot won a dramatic third set tiebreaker 10-8 when Haas missed a backhand passing shot down the line.

Second seed Rafael Nadal of Spain and third seed Andy Roddick of the US will contest the other semi-final today.

REUTERS SAM BST1234