Andy Murray has set up a tantalising semi-final with Novak Djokovic at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, after seeing off Spaniard Feliciano Lopez.

A 6-3 6-4 victory for the Scot was enough to see off Lopez – his 10th victory is as many games against the 33-year-old – while also breaking Tim Henman’s most wins by a British player in the open era. Murray now has 497 wins his career, and doesn’t look like slowing down any time soon.

As a result, he will now face the world’s top seed on Saturday after the Serbian was handed a bye, a back injury to Bernard Tomic sending Djokovic into the last-eight.

Despite Lopez showing glimpses of his potential, Murray was on the front foot for the majority of the game, and pleased a packed crowd in California with a number of dynamic and impressive shots.

Lopez struggled to trouble Murray on his serve, and the former Wimbledon champion never looked back after breaking Lopez early on to take a 3-1 lead.

Despite the 12th seed having some mild opportunities to claw hope back, a combination of expertise from Murray and mistakes from Lopez allowed for a calm and contained victory.

Speaking ahead of his mouth-watering tie with the 27-year-old, Murray said: "Against him you're going to have to a play high-quality match, you can't have any part of your game not working against him.

"He'll obviously be fresh with a couple of days' rest so it'll be a tough test but it's one I'm looking forward to."

Seeing off yet another left-handed player – an impressive record held by the Glasgow-born star who started playing tennis at the age of 3 – Murray puts his dominance down to his older brother Jamie.

Murray's perfect 10 against Lopez fits in with his good overall record against left-handed players - a fact he puts down to his elder brother Jamie.

"My brother's a lefty so when I was a kid it's all I practiced against up to the age of 12," he added. "I see the spin almost more naturally than against right-handers.

"I passed very well today and that stopped him feeling comfortable up to the net, it meant he spent a bit more time at the back and I was able to dictate the match."

The winner of the tie could face one of four opponents in the final, including Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.