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Britain's Andy Murray stormed into his fourth Australian Open tennis final with a commanding four-set win over Czech Tomas Berdych on Thursday.
The dual grand slam champion, seeded six, beat the seventh seed 6-7 (6-8), 6-0, 6-3, 7-5 and will play either Novak Djokovic or defending champion Stan Wawrinka in Sunday's decider.

	In the beginning, I was feeling quite rushed and then I got more aggressive and made [Berdych] do more running

	Andy Murray
The tournament has been a heartbreak grand slam for the Scot with three runner-up finishes, but he has given himself another chance to break through and add to his Wimbledon and US Open titles.
The world number six was too strong for Berdych, who was not the same player that eliminated Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals.
After losing a marathon 76-minute opening set in a tiebreaker, Murray then finished strongly to clinch the match in three hours 26 minutes.

There was plenty of friction between the two and a few glares at each other at changeovers during the opening set sparked by Berdych's decision to hire former Murray team member Dani Vallverdu as his coach.
"I was disappointed to lose the opening set after I had a couple of chances at the end, but I felt I was playing better as the set went on and I was very aggressive at the beginning of the second set," Murray said.
"I got more comfortable with the conditions and with Tomas' ball. In the beginning, I was feeling quite rushed and then I got more aggressive and made him do more running."
Murray admitted there was extra tension in the match caused by the attention over Vallverdu in the Berdych camp.
"A lot was made of Dani working with him. Me and Dani have been friends since we were 15 and I felt that was a little bit unfair and unnecessary.
"There is more to life than sport," he said.


Andy Murray reaches his fourth Australian Open final

Andy Murray celebrates on reaching the men's final at the Australian Open. Photo: Kyodo

Tomas Berdych could not recapture the form he showed in eliminating Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals. Photo: AFP

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Scot hopes to finally break through and end his heartbreaks in Melbourne


Andy Murray reaches his fourth Australian Open final

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Scot hopes to finally break through and end his heartbreaks in Melbourne