Madrid Open 2016: Friday Tennis Scores, Results, Updated Schedule
Andy Murray produced a brutally efficient performance to see off Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the 2016 Madrid Open and book himself a spot in the final four on Friday.
The Scot got his nose in front early in the opening set and never allowed Berdych back in as he saw out victory in 76 minutes.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic takes on Milos Raonic later on Friday, while Rafael Nadal meets Joao Sousa and Kei Nishikori faces Nick Kyrgios in the other two quarter-finals.
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Here is a look at the schedule and results from the action in Spain:
| Round | Result | Score |
| Quarter-finals | (2) Andy Murray bt. (8) Tomas Berdych | 6-3, 6-2 |
| Quarter-finals | (5) Rafael Nadal vs. Joao Sousa | |
| Quarter-finals | (1) Novak Djokovic vs. (11) Milos Raonic | |
| Quarter-finals | (4) Kei Nishikori vs. Nick Kyrgios | |
| Round | Result | Score |
| Semi-finals | Dominika Cibulkova vs. Louisa Chirico | |
| Semi-finals | (6) Simona Halep vs. Sam Stosur |
For the full draw schedule, visit the ATP World Tour's website.
Thursday Recap
Berdych did not do a whole lot wrong against Murray, but the world No. 2 was just too good for the Czech player.
He opened the match with a fairly routine hold courtesy of some brilliant second serves and then broke Berdych at the first time of asking for 2-0, with a brilliantly disguised drop shot forcing the opportunity.
The pair then exchanged service holds before Murray forced his first set-point on Berdych's serve in the eighth game of the match after the world No. 8 missed a crucial overhead.
Berdych, though, managed to hold after a mammoth game to stay in the opener, but Murray then served out the set in very efficient fashion.
His serve looked in particularly rude health, and his constant variation on shot selection had Berdych running back and forth across the court, per TennisTV:
Errors were few and far between from the two-time Grand Slam winner and, although he held well at the start of the second set, Berdych simply could not force an opportunity on Murray's serve.
The defending Madrid champion took his chance to break in the second and move 4-2 ahead, and he then broke again in magnificent fashion to move one game away from the last four.
Another excellent display of serving gave Berdych no chance to even consider getting back into the match, and Murray polished off an "almost perfect" performance as his opponent went long on match point, per tennis writer Simon Chambers:
He will now take on the winner of Nadal's clash with Sousa in the semi-finals.
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