Andy Murray produced an outstanding display as he blew away Kei Nishikori 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 in straight sets in the Australian Open quarter-finals.and moved into the semifinals of Australian Open 2012
Two-time runner-up Andy Murray has moved into the semifinals of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 win over Kei Nishikori on Wednesday.
Murray will next meet either defending champion Novak Djokovic or No. 5 David Ferrer, who play later Wednesday.
No. 4-ranked Murray has lost back-to-back finals at Melbourne Park. He is on a 10-match winning streak after his victory in a tune-up tournament at Brisbane this month.
Two of the so-called ''Big Four,'' Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, are already through to a marquee semifinal after winning through Wednesday.
Federer beat 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in a quarterfinal marking his 1,000th tour-level match. Nadal rallied for a 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-3 win over Tomas Berdych.
Their match on Thursday will be their 27th in all and 10th a major, but their first in a Grand Slam semifinal since 2005.
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Andy Murray, Aussie runner-up the past two years,
has started the year 10-0.
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Murray will next meet either defending champion Novak Djokovic or No. 5 David Ferrer, who play later Wednesday.
No. 4-ranked Murray has lost back-to-back finals at Melbourne Park. He is on a 10-match winning streak after his victory in a tune-up tournament at Brisbane this month.
Two of the so-called ''Big Four,'' Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, are already through to a marquee semifinal after winning through Wednesday.
Federer beat 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in a quarterfinal marking his 1,000th tour-level match. Nadal rallied for a 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-3 win over Tomas Berdych.
Their match on Thursday will be their 27th in all and 10th a major, but their first in a Grand Slam semifinal since 2005.
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