Andy Murray vs. Tomas Berdych in Wimbledon 2016: Schedule, Live Stream & ESPN (TV INFO) – World's 2nd vs. 9th Ranked, Who Advances to the Finals?
Andy Murray and Tomas Berdych both experienced thrilling Quarter-final matches against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Lucas Pouille respectively, and will now move forward to the Semifinals's date on Friday, July 8, 2016. The match time is 11:00 a.m. ET.
After beating Tsonga 7-6 (12-10) 6-1 3-6 4-6 6-1, World No. 2, Andy Murray, finally takes the Wimbledon Semi-final for the seventh time. The match between the two had been really tough and exciting and it lasted for 3 hours and 53 minutes.
In an interview, Murray laughed at the claims saying he is Britain's last "hope" due to the nation's political gloom. Murray was the first British man to win at the Wimbledon after in 2013, after 77 years, which makes naturally makes him a favorite to raise the British flag on this year's championship.
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Murray is looking forward to a public support to help him set another victory against opponent Tomas Berdych. "It's important to try to use the crowd, if you can, to your advantage, because they do make a difference," he stated in an interview.
On the other hand, Berdych had survived a quarter-final match against No. 32 seed Lucas Pouille, prevailing in straight sets 7-6(4) 6-3, 6-2.
Berdych had been in the World's top ten since he reached the Wimbledon final in 2010. He was also often described as the best player of his generation.
Opinions & Predictions
Talking about his strategies on the game, Berdych claimed he'll do his best to push Murray as hard as he can by being aggressive and not letting him dictate the game.
"I think at the beginning, he was a bit more defensive, just waiting for what the opponent is going to do. I think it was working pretty well for myself. I was able to really dictate the game and play aggressive," he says, "Now he comes to be more aggressive, way more creative on the court. I think that's the difference with him, I would say (between) the beginning of his career and now."
Basing on Head-to-head records and other previous matches, Murray leads 8-6 and has also defeated Berdych in the last four of the US Opens.
While others believe that Murray will take the victory on tomorrow's match and will be on a possible one-on-one with seven time champion Roger Federer on Sunday's Finals, former British No. 1 Anabelle Croft, however said in an article that Berdych's skills could possibly give Murray a run for his money.
ESPN TV Broadcast and Live Streaming
Berdych and Murray will meet on the green grass in the Centre Court at 11:00PM. TV broadcast will be available at ESPN and BBC. A list of broadcasts from different countries as well as livestreams are available on Wimbledon's website.
