Tennis: Andy Murray spoke of his pride at reaching a fourth Australian Open final in the last six years after winning a bad-tempered semi-final clash with Tomas Berdych that was given added spice by the courtside antics of Murray’s fiance Kim Sears.

It looked like Andy Murray’s girlfriend Kim Sears turned the air blue around her in Melbourne today while her boyfriend played in the Australian Open.

Andy Murray reached his fourth Australian Open final in the last six years by winning a bad-tempered semi-final clash with Tomas Berdych on Thursday.

Andy Murray takes on seventh seed Berdych in the last four of the Australian Open this morning (coverage from 8.20am on BBC), a player who will have the inside track on the Wimbledon champion.

Andy Murray set his sights on getting the better of an old friend after ending home hopes in the Australian Open in ruthless style in Melbourne.

Andy Murray and Tomas Berdych will meet for the 11th time when they face each other in the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Thursday. Now, we look back at their past matches.

Tomas Berdych ended his incredible losing streak against Rafael Nadal in brilliant style to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Tuesday.

Novak Djokovic was keen to look at the positives despite suffering a surprise quarter-final exit to Ivo Karlovic at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open.

Andy Murray has avoided world number one Novak Djokovic in the group stages of the ATP World Tour Finals at London’s O2 Arena next week.

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will meet in the semi-finals at the China Open - but second seed Rafael Nadal was a shock quarter-final casualty.

Eugenie Bouchard used to idolise Maria Sharapova, now she will face her in the semi-finals of the French Open.

Stanislas Wawrinka reached his first Grand Slam decider at the expense of Tomas Berdych at the Australian Open yesterday, the 28-year-old following up his stunning upset of defending champion Novak Djokovic by beating the Czech 6-3 6-7 7-6 7-6.

Stanislas Wawrinka turned the tables on Novak Djokovic in spectacular fashion to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

Tomas Berdych has reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time with a four-set win over third seed David Ferrer.

Rafael Nadal began life back at world number one with a convincing victory at the Shanghai Masters to join Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the third round.

Tomas Berdych served notice of his intent to Andy Murray and all the title favourites with a demolition of Julien Benneteau to reach the fourth round of the US Open.

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray were both sent packing in their Western & Southern Open quarter-final matches yesterday.

Andy Murray’s preparations for the US Open suffered a blow as he crashed out of the Western & Southern Open following a straight-sets defeat against Tomas Berdych today.

Novak Djokovic edged a tense tie-break as he was given his toughest test at Wimbledon so far by seventh seed Tomas Berdych.

Novak Djokovic heads into his Wimbledon quarter-final with Tomas Berdych today having admitted it was defeat to the Czech at the All England Club three years ago that transformed his career.

Defending champion Roger Federer was stunned by Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the last 16 of the Mutua Madrid Open.

Novak Djokovic showed no ill-effects from his marathon encounter with Stanislas Wawrinka by brushing aside the challenge of Tomas Berdych at the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic could not hide his satisfaction after completing the first step on the road to a place in history at the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic shelved the conventional preparations for a while, warming up for a shot at a third consecutive Australian Open title with a bit of weekend hit-and-giggle and a ‘Gangnam-Style’ dance with Serena Williams.

Spain relinquished their Davis Cup crown tonight after veteran Radek Stepanek guided the Czech Republic to a stunning triumph in Prague.

Andy Murray was victorious in his first match on home soil as a grand slam champion as he fought back from a set down to defeat Tomas Berdych at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

Andy Murray will resume his rivalry with Roger Federer in the Shanghai Masters semi-finals today.

Andy Murray will resume his rivalry with Roger Federer in the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters tomorrow.

Scotland will meet Serbia for the second time in three days when Andy Murray faces Novak Djokovic in the US Open final tonight, and this time there cannot be a draw.

Andy Murray was forced to battle the elements as well as Tomas Berdych in New York tonight, but he kept both at bay to book a place in the US Open final.

Roger Federer cut a disconsolate figure as he tried to come to terms with his shock quarter-final exit against an inspired Tomas Berdych at the US Open.

Roger Federer progressed to the quarter-finals of the US Open without hitting a ball on Monday as Mardy Fish pulled out of their scheduled fourth-round match for health reasons.

The number six seed and 2010 finalist Tomas Berdych was a surprise first-day casualty at Wimbledon as he was humbled by Ernests Gulbis.

Seventh seed Tomas Berdych survived a five-set examination against South Africa's Kevin Anderson to reach the fourth round of the French Open.

World number one Novak Djokovic suffered a surprise quarter-final exit at the Mutua Madrid Open last night — and then joined Rafael Nadal in questioning the blue clay court.

World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic survived a second-set fightback by fellow Serbian Janko Tipsarevic to reach the semi-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships.

ROGER FEDERER has dismissed suggestions his pre-tournament disagreement with Rafael Nadal would add spice to their Australian Open semi-final.

Rafael Nadal has hit the ground running at the Australian Open - winning through to the quarter-finals without dropping a set - yet he accepts an improvement is required over the next week if he is to land his 11th Grand Slam title.

Roger Federer will play Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals tomorrow after the Frenchman defeated Tomas Berdych 6-3 7-5 at the O2 Arena tonight.

Tomas Berdych ensured world number one Novak Djokovic's stellar season was brought to an end last night with a 3-6 7-5 6-1 victory over David Ferrer at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Novak Djokovic left himself needing a favour from David Ferrer to reach the semi-finals of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after a 3-6 6-3 6-3 loss to fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic in his final group match today.

Rafael Nadal said goodbye to London for another year last night admitting his late-season struggles can partly be explained by a loss of passion for the game.

Rafael Nadal knows he has his work cut out if he is to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga tonight and reach the semi-finals of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Janko Tipsarevic’s stay at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals will be a brief one after he was beaten by Tomas Berdych in another entertaining clash at the O2 Arena.