World number one Novak Djokovic 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, yesterday.

Djokovic, looking to become the first man to win six Masters titles in a season, briefly lost focus as French Open champion Waw-rinka, 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 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.

British second seed Murray lost his focus at times but eventually had too much guile for 2012 Bercy champion Ferrer in the first semi-final.

“I managed to shorten a lot of the points. There was some variety in there with the way the points finished, which was pleasing for me,” Murray said.

Murray made a dream start, breaking to love in the first game, but the Spaniard levelled for 3-3 when two Murray 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 all and stole the serve of the Spaniard who 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 and on the first one Ferrer netted a routine backhand.

In typically tenacious fashion Ferrer got straight back down to business and raced to a 3-1 lead in the second set.

But Murray found his range again, producing some improbable angles as he won five games in a row, wrapping up the victory on his first match point when Ferrer netted an attempted drop shot.

Murray will guarantee finishing the year second in the rankings for the first time if he wins the title.

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