Jamie Murray and Marray reach Brazilian semi-finals

TENNIS: Jamie Murray and doubles partner Jonathan Marray from Yorkshire beat the unseeded Chilean pairing of Jorge Aguilar and Nicolas Massu 6-2, 6-3 to reach the semi- finals of the ATP Prime Cup Alberto de Sao Paulo Challenger Tour in Brazil yesterday.

The third seeds will now face the second seeds, Argentines Brian Dabul and Sebastian Prieto, for a place in the final.

Meanwhile, the British No1 pairing of Colin Fleming from Linlithgow and Lancashire's Ken Skupski will meet Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, the third seeds, for a place in the semi-finals at the ATP Aircel Chennai Open Challenger World Tour in India.