Briton Andy Murray makes it through to 2011 Australian Open final
Seeded fifth at the 2011 Australian Open, Britain’s Andy Murray annihilated Spain's David Ferrer in the semifinals to march into the final of the tournament. Ferrer got off to a good start, initiating the match with a 6-4 win in
the first set. That, however, seemed to have been all the Spaniard had to offer as Murray bagged the second set 7-6, the third set 6-1 and the deciding fourth set 7-6 to eliminate Ferrer from the tournament.
Looking to be the first British professional to win a grand slam in roughly 75 years, Murray stated, "It was tough. It was up and down but I changed my tactics well. I just started playing closer to the baseline, taking his time
away a little bit. "I started slicing more and changing the pattern of the points. We were playing a lot of cross-court backhand rallies in the first set and he wasn't missing a ball. I just went for my shots a bit more, came to the net more and I finished
a lot of points off at the net."
Furthermore, Andy will be opposed by Serb Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final of the 2011 Australian Open. Djokovic took down the legendary Swiss man, namely Roger Federer in the semifinals to advance to the championship
final. Nole won the first set 7-6, followed it up with a 7-5 win in the second set and finally bagged the decider 6-4 to send Federer home.
In addition, Murray, who last played Djokovic in March 2010, stated, "Because of our seedings, we've always been on different halves of the draw in every tournament, We practice a lot together, we get on well together. We're good
friends. So in terms of a rivalry, I think this will be the start. I hope it's the start of us playing each other in big matches. It was tough, but I think overall it would have made me a better player, stronger mentally. They're all experiences that you need
to deal with playing at the highest level of sport. You lose some tough matches and I hope that will help me on Sunday."
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