London: Andy Murray clinched Great Britain's first Davis Cup semi-final berth in 34 years with a gritty victory against Gilles Simon to give his country an unassailable 3-1 lead yesterday.


An emotional Andy Murray of Great Britain hugs wife Kim Sears after beating France's Gilles Simon in a Davis Cup world group quarter-final single match at the Queen's Club in London yesterday. Pic/AFP 

World No 3 Murray defied the aches and pains assailing his body after playing for three successive days at Queen's Club to grind out a 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 6-0 quarter-final success.