The 28-year-old Scot was in four sets too strong for the Spaniard David Ferrer:. 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2 and 6-3
Murray plays in the semifinals against the winner of the duel between the Frenchman Gaël Monfils and Canadian Milos Raonic.
The global number two can pick up this year for the fifth time in the final of the first Grand Slam tournament of the year . Last year Murray lost in the finals to Novak Djokovic, just as in 2013 and 2011. Roger Federer held the title of Scotland in 2010
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Hard work
Ferrer made Murray work hard in the Rod Laver Arena, but succeeded only in the second set to the really hard to make the Scot
Murray gave away a 4-1 lead and eventually lost the set in the tiebreak, which the Spaniard came in sets at the same level.
The world number two was then visibly angry with himself, but rallied back in the third set. He went to 2-1 by storing the 33-year-old Spaniard was no longer off the lead.
In the fourth set put Murray in the sixth game of the decisive break, after which he the party after three hour and twenty minutes of play at 5-3 uitserveerde.
British
Normally, Murray has to single-handedly keep the British honors high, but in Melbourne perform more compatriots well. His brother Jamie Murray reached the semifinals in the doubles, Johanna Konta the last four for women.
” Great that more Britons are doing so well, ” Murray said. ” I’m very proud of my brother and it’s incredibly nice to have for the first time in a long time a British woman in the semifinals. ”
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