Murray beats Berdych to reach Australian Open final

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MELBOURNE, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Andy Murray overcame a blistering start from Tomas Berdych to advance to his fourth Australian Open final with a 6-7(6) 6-0 6-3 7-5 victory on Thursday.

Murray will meet either top seed Novak Djokovic or defending champion Stan Wawrinka, who play their semi-final on Friday, for the title. It is Murray’s first grand slam final since he beat Djokovic at Wimbledon in 2013, and eighth of his career. The 29-year-old Berdych had ended a 17-match losing streak against third seed Rafa Nadal in the quarter-finals and looked in a hurry against Murray to reach his second grand slam final.