Third seed Andy Murray has progressed to his second consecutive Grand Slam final after a four-set victory over Roger Federer’s conqueror Tomas Berdych in the US Open semifinals in stormy conditions on Saturday.
The Scot triumphed 5–7, 6–2, 6–1, 7–6 (9–7) over the seventh-seeded Czech to reach the decider, having gone down to Federer in the Wimbledon final only months ago.
Murray’s victory into his fifth major final came about in terrible conditions, with strong winds affecting the game at times.
Berdych lamented: “There is not a player who likes these conditions… but there are some players that these kind of conditions can suit to their game a bit better than the other ones.”
However, Murray only looked ahead as he chases his elusive Grand Slam dream, although he did reflect on his London Olympics gold as a confidence booster.
“I think all experiences like (the Olympics) help,” he said. “In some ways it maybe took a bit of pressure off me but I do think that even having played here and lost in the final, that is also, you know, a good experience to have gone through.
“Obviously this year in the major tournaments . . . along with the Olympics, it’s been my best year. (I’ve) never made two grand slam finals in a year, so that’s obviously a good sign that I’m playing better and still learning.”
Murray will take on the winner of David Ferrer and Novak Djokovic’s clash which was postponed in the first set with the Spaniard up 5-2.