Andy Murray came from a set down to defeat Richard Gasquet to reach the Miami Masters on Friday.

The 2009 champion and last year’s runner-up beat the Frenchman 6-7 (3-7) 6-1 6-2.

Murray dropped his first set of the tournament by losing the opening-set tiebreaker to eighth seed Gasquet, but he quickly made amends and dominated the final two sets to reach his third career Miami final.

The lone British champion in tournament history next faces Spaniard David Ferrer, who ended the brilliant run of Germany’s Tommy Haas 4-6 6-2 6-3.

The 26-year-old Murray clinched the win when Gasquet hammered a return of serve on his forehand into the bottom of the net on the first of two match points.

Murray finished with six aces and won 75 per cent of his first-serve points in the centre court match that ended just one minute shy of being two hours long.

Having started slowly and struggling with his serve at times, Murray double faulted five times in the match, including three times in the opening set.

The Scot has now won five of eight career matches against Gasquet, who was hampered in the final two sets by a right foot problem.

Gasquet, who has won twice already this year, was trying to become the first Frenchman to capture the Miami title.