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 | Murray cope with Dolgopolov, waiting for Nadal in the semifinals26-01-2011 |
World No. 5 Andy Murray beat Ukrainian Alexander Dolgopolov 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 in 3 hours and 6 minutes and qualified for the semifinals for the first year Grand Slam - Australian Open .
The Briton lost his first set until the tournament, but ultimately deal with the surprise of the tournament. In its previous two games Dolgopolov was defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Robin Soderling, but his forces against Murray came just one set. Murray was again stable in all respects - the record hit 33 winners and 34 unforced errors, won 75 percent of which took points scored in first serve and 61 of these a second. Finalist last year implemented seven of 18 break opportunities.
The semi-final he will face the winner of the whole Spanish clash between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer. Murray and Nadal played on last year's tournament by then Britain was victorious in their quarterfinal clash.