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Murray sees off 'cooked' Kyrgios to reach semi-finals

Alex Perry
January 27, 2015
Murray v Kyrgios highlights

Midway through the third set, Nick Kyrgios looked over at his coach and said: "I'm cooked."

The onslaught from Andy Murray on the other side of the court was too much for the teenage Australian as Murray threw his young opponent all over Rod Laver Arena in a 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 victory.

Kyrgios' attempted smash block provided one of the more entertaining moments © Getty Images
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As expected, Kyrgios flew out the blocks into a 0-30 lead - but it was as good as it got for the 19-year-old in the opening set as Murray's aggressive style proved too hot to handle.

And when Kyrgios did threaten, forcing a second-set tie-break, Murray's flawless defensive game - including two of the most sumptuous lob shots you will ever see - came to the rescue.

Murray broke early in the third and Kyrgios looked beaten up. He summoned the strength to find his first break point of the match - which he duly took - but more stunning defensive play from Murray saw the British No.1 into the semi-finals.

Kyrgios didn't go without one final entertaining moment of madness when, having ballooned one into the Melbourne night sky, he rushed to the net to try and block Murray's reply.

It was an entertaining two minutes that have summed up Kyrgios' career to date, and Murray said in his on-court interview: "He's a lot of fun to watch."

Murray had the best seat in the house to watch the latest edition of the Kyrgios show - but it is to be the last in this particular series.

Murray faces Tomas Berdych in the last four after the seventh seed saw off Rafael Nadal earlier in the day. Berdych leads the head-to-head with Murray 6-4.

Andy Murray was rarely troubled by teenage sensation Nick Kyrgios © Getty Images
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