Tomas Berdych into Indian Wells semi-finals

Tomas Berdych has beaten Kevin Anderson in straight sets to book his place in the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

It was a routine win for the Czech sixth seed as he defeated the South African 6-4 6-4 in an hour-and-a-half.

He will now face the winner of Roger Federer's encounter with Rafael Nadal in the last four.

Berdych's previous best at the tournament was a quarter-final appearance in 2010.