British tennis player Andy Murray smiles during his match against Spanish tennis player Albert Ramos at the ATP Barcelona Open 'Conde de Godo' tennis tournament in Barcelona. Pic/AFP

Andy Murray gained revenge on Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas but was pushed all the way in a gruelling three-hour encounter 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) to make the Barcelona Open semi-finals on Friday. Ramos-Vinolas beat the world number one on Murray's return from an elbow injury in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters last week.