Andy Murray storms into Australian Open final by beating Tomas Berdych

• Murray overpowers Berdych 6-7 (6), 6-0, 6-3, 7-5

• Just what was Kim Sears saying during Murray’s match?

• Andy Murray v Tomas Berdych: as it happened!

• Pictures: the best images from the men’s semi-final

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With his fiancé, Kim Sears, offering what a proficient lip-reader might interpret as unequivocally Anglo-Saxon encouragement, Andy Murray won a semi-final of swearing, tantrums and some excellent tennis, beating Tomas Berdych in four sets with his best performance of the fortnight to reach his fourth Australian Open final, and his eight in majors.

Murray had hoped for two things to happen: a forecast stiff breeze to materialise on cue to disrupt Berdych’s high ball-toss, and for the Czech to crack under pressure – like he did in the 2010 US Open semi-final. The first never happened, the second did and, after three hours 25 minutes, Murray celebrated a thoroughly convincing 6-7 (6), 6-0, 6-3, 7-5 victory.

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