Berdych powers into first grand slam semi-final
PARIS, June 1 (Reuters) - Czech Tomas Berdych bulldozed his way past Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-1 6-2 at the French Open on Tuesday to reach his first grand slam semi-final.
The 24-year-old, seeded 15th, fired down 36 winners as he romped past the 11th seed to set up a clash with Sweden’s Robin Soderling, a shock winner over world number one Roger Federer.
Berdych picked up where he had left off against fourth seed Andy Murray in the previous round, hammering a series of thumping groundstrokes that were too much for Youzhny.
Two breaks of serve gave him the first set and he cruised through the second and third to clinch victory after just one hour, 54 minutes.
(Reporting by Simon Cambers; Editing by Ken Ferris
To query or comment on this story email
[email protected])