Playing superb tennis, Andy Murray ensured that he would play the final of the 2015 Australian Open. Murray practically dominated over Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych in his 6-7, 6-0, 6-3, 7-5 win. The match began between two talented guys with wind influencing the flight of the ball in the first set. At 4-3, Berdych broke Murray and led 5-3. But Murray broke back immediately and then held his serve. At 5-5, Berdych saved two chances and prevented the Scotsman from breaking yet again. The set had to be decided on tie-break and Berdych’s serve helped him take the set despite Murray having an opportunity earlier. Murray came back like a rocket in the second set and playing a fiery game, demolished Berdych 6-0. The momentum continued in the third set, which was also dominated by Murray. After losing 7 games in a row, Berdych finally won one to make it 1-1 in the third set. Regardless, Murray continued with precision and Berdych was surprised. On his serve in the sixth game, Berdych was 40-0 up but two double faults and an unforced error allowed Murray to break his service. After that the Scot served out at love to lead 5-2. Berdych got one game on his serve but Murray produced another thundering service game to take the set 6-3. Berdych didn’t surrender completely and fought hard in the fourth set. In the fifth game, Berdych held two break points but Murray survived to level the score 3-3. It was a crucial set for Berdych and he continued to fight but he couldn’t free his game off errors. In the 11th game, Murray went ahead at 6-5 by breaking Berdych. Now all the scot had to do was to hold his serve. He did that with remarkable alacrity and closed the match at 6-7, 6-0, 6-3, 7-5.
Murray’s opponent in the final will be decided on Friday after Novak Djokovic and Stanislas Wawrinka finish their semifinal match. But if the Scotsman’s performance against Tomas Berdych is any barometer, then he is capable of toppling any of these two. In the game of tennis, however, predictions don’t work. It is the form on the day of the match that is the governing factor.