Miami Open Tennis 2015 Results: Men’s Semifinals Scores and Recap

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Published: April 4, 2015

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The Miami Open wrapped up the semifinal portion of the tournament on Friday with two clashes in the men's singles draw. 

The final for the women's draw was set in stone Thursday as Serena Williams defeated Simona Halep and Carla Suarez Navarro upset Andrea Petkovic.

Over on the men's side, Andy Murray, Tomas Berdych, Novak Djokovic and John Isner were all vying for a spot in the final. Murray met Berdych to start off the day, and the festivities wrapped up with Djokovic and Isner.

Plenty of American fans will have watched with a close eye to see whether Isner could topple the best player in the world.

Here's a look at how Friday's action unfolded.

 

Results



 

Friday Recap



Murray only encountered a few obstacles as he dispatched Berdych in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, in Friday's first of two men's singles semifinals.

Although Murray's first serve was on point throughout the match, he struggled quite a bit on his second serve. He dropped only eight of his 40 first-service points over the course of the two sets. Conversely, he won only six of his 17 second-service points—including 1-of-6 in the first set.

After the match, Murray acknowledged that his second-serve improvement in the second set—6-of-11 second-serve points won—helped secure the victory.

"I did most things well; there's not a lot I could complain about," he said, per Sky Sports. "My second serve was much better in the second set, I served well on the big points and got a lot of free points behind my serve."

Murray's strong serve allowed him to negate some of Berdych's prodigious power. The 29-year-old Czech can be extremely tough to beat when he's able to dictate the pace of the match and punish his opponent from the baseline.

Murray prevented that from happening and advanced to the fin...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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