Andy Murray gets to the Australian Open 2015 final, while Williams v Sharapova is set up

Andy Murray delivered one of his finest Grand Slam semi-final displays on Thursday to book a final berth.

The Scot will now challenge for his third Grand Slam prize, and his first in Australia, after a come-from-behind defeat of Tomas Berdych.

Murray triumphed over early adversity, losing the opening set and injuring his calf, before roaring back with three straight sets including a bagel to win 6-7, 6-0, 6-3, 7-5.

Serena Williams will play Maria Sharapova in the women’s final of the Australian Open after both came through Thursday’s semi-finals.

Williams defeated fellow American Madison Keys 7-6 6-2. The 18-time Grand Slam champion was briefly scared after losing the first three games to her teenage opponent but fought to a tie-break and took the set with a booming serve and an even bigger scream of joy.

The second set was a more straightforward event until Williams required nine match points to finally see off Keys.

Sharapova beat Ekaterina Makarova 6-3 6-2 in an all-Russian affair. The 2008 winner at Melbourne Park, won her sixth straight match against Makarova but doesn’t enjoy such a dominant record against Williams.

...SkySports