Defending champions Sweden were eighth in their semi-final after Teodor Peterson slipped and broken a ski pole.
The 25-year-old cruised into his eighth successive Monte Carlo final with a 6-4 6-4 win over French ninth seed Gilles Simon.
That appeared to deflate Murray and the 23-year-old Scot was broken again as Ljubicic moved through to a semi-final encounter with eighth seed Ferrer, who upset Sweden's third seed Robin Soderling 6-2 6-4.
No team seeded lower has made it to the final Monday night since eighth-seeded Villanova in 1985.
Dwight Howard had 24 points and 15 rebounds, Pau Gasol added 12 points and 10 assists and three others scored in double figures for the Lakers (38-36), who stayed even with Utah (38-36) for the eighth and final playoff seed.
Dobriskey was only eighth at the bell in the 1500m semi-final but moved through the field to finish third.
The line-up this year consists of ten identical 68-foot long yachts -- all sponsored by different cities around the world -- that are currently on the eighth and final leg of the race.
Pau Gasol had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Dwight Howard added 19 points to help the Lakers move a half-game ahead of Utah for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot.
Murray survived a scare on his serve in the eighth game of the final set and held his nerve again when 5-4 down.
After speeding through qualification and the quarter-final, Gillings finished third in her semi-final run, leaving the 24-year-old to challenge in the small final for places fifth to eighth.
The Thunder didn't score after Derek Fisher hit a 3-pointer with 1:58 left, a shot tying for the eighth and final time at 81.
He waived his no-trade clause to join a Rangers team that entered Tuesday holding the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Clowe, who has 11 assists this season, waived his no-trade clause to join a Rangers team that entered Tuesday holding the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
But, with eighth-placed Sussex 117 in arrears and both sides badly needing not to lose, the final day is likely to be just a search for bonus points.
Crisp claimed silver behind the USA's Jarrett Perry in the men's S9 100m backstroke final, with 16-year-old British team-mate David Hill eighth.
In a repeat of last year's world final, Sweden won 9-4 after scoring three each in the fifth and eighth ends.
After struggling with injuries, the Lakers are fielding a near-healthy roster with 12 games to play as they fight to hang on to the eighth and final playoff spot.
The eighth seed, who reached the final of the Swiss Indoors in Basle last week, easily defeated his in-form compatriot Juan Martin del Potro 6-4 6-0 in Paris.
Amongst the amateurs, South African Robert Hersov carded a hole in one on the 157 yard eighth hole - his 17th hole of the day - at Carnoustie, but failed to make the cut for the final day.
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