Andy Murray and Tomas Berdych will meet in the match for the final of the third season of the tournament series Grand slam.
To the maximum five sets and almost four hours long meeting with the second racket of the world Andy Murray and Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who failed to take revenge on the British for two previous defeat on the grass courts of Wimbledon.
Murray, having played three set-balls, snatched victory in starting party. In the second set, Tsonga did not resist, losing two of their submission. To everyone’s surprise, the Frenchman has transformed what Murray was not ready. Tsonga on the teeth took the initiative and managed to get to a decisive set.
In the beginning of the fifth set Tsonga was very close to break – Murray resisted, and then gave a series of five games in a row. The Briton for the seventh time in his career, will play in the semifinals of the tournament home.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France, 12) – Andy Murray (UK, 2) – 6:7, 1:6, 6:3, 6:4, 1:6
Rival Murray in the semi-finals will be Tomas Berdych, who beat no problems sensational Frenchman Luc Puja, which debuted in the quarterfinals of the tournament series Grand slam. It is the difference in experience became the defining – Berdych fully controlled everything that happens on the court, and naturally closed the question of the semi-finals in three games.
Tomas Berdych for the sixth time in his career will play in the semi-finals in the tournament series Grand slam. Earlier Cech just once overcome this stage. By the way, it happened at Wimbledon.
Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic, 10) – Luc Puye (France, 32) – 7:6, 6:3, 6:2
