Andy Murray defeats Nick Kyrgios in quarter-finals of Australian Open

• Briton dominates home favourite to win 6-3, 7-6, 6-3

• Tomas Berdych next hurdle in the last four

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Andy Murray, playing the sort of disciplined tennis he refined under Ivan Lendl and has slowly rediscovered with Amélie Mauresmo, turned back the passionate challenge of the outstanding Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios in straight sets to reach his fifth semi-final in 10 visits to the Australian Open.

There he will meet Tomas Berdych, coached now by Dani Vallverdu, who parted company with Murray only two months ago. It should be an interesting encounter, to say the least.

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