Andy Murray heads to U.S. Open Men's finals
Great Britain's Andy Murray plays a point against the Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych during the 2012 U.S. Open Men's singles semifinals match, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, September 8, 2012. / EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images
Last Updated 5:39 p.m. ET
(AP) NEW YORK - Dealing with 20 mph wind that blew a changeover chair onto the U.S. Open court on one point and yanked his hat off during another, Andy Murray navigated his way into his fifth Grand Slam final.
Now he'll try to win his first Grand Slam title.
Adapting to the conditions far better than his opponent did, Olympic champion Murray came back to beat mistake-prone Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (7) in a rain-delayed and wind-swept U.S. Open semifinal Saturday.
2012 U.S. Open tennis tournament
With a potentially dangerous storm expected Saturday night in Flushing Meadows, the tournament suspended play for the day while fourth-seeded David Ferrer was leading defending champion Novak Djokovic 5-2 in the first set of their semifinal. Spectators were told to leave Arthur Ashe Stadium.
That match was scheduled to resume Sunday, with the men's final shifted from its originally scheduled Sunday slot to Monday. Andy Murray reached the final by beating Tomas Berdych.
Earlier, the women's final between Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka that was supposed to be played Saturday night was shifted to Sunday.
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- I am wondering if Mary Carrillo is being taken to task over her comment regarding the decision made to play the second men's semifinal match today. I am of the opinion if one of the male commentators said something similar about women, there would be a public outcry like you wouldn't believe. This type of thing is why people think there is a bias in the media.
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