Australian Open

Second Runner Up: Andy Murray

Olympic champion Andy Murray calls in the final of the Australian Open the Serb Novak Djokovic. In the semi-finals against the aufschlagstarken canadian Milos Raonic needs of the bulkheads are strong nerves and a long breath.

Andy Murray is the fifth Time in the final of the Australian Open in Melbourne. The world ranking of Second from the UK rank in the semi-finals canadian Milos Raonic in five sets with 4:6, 7:5, 6:7 (4:7), 6:4 and 6:2 down. Murray turned in a high-class game, for 4:03 hours on his first match point. So it comes the first Grand Slam tournament of the Tennis season to a new edition of last year’s final: Murray hits on Sunday on the world-First Novak Djokovic from Serbia, the
on Thursday
in four sets against Roger Federer prevailed had. 2015 had Djokovic in the final against Murray in four sets won.”Hopefully it goes differently now,” Murray said after his highly competitive win against Raonic. His previous four finals in Melbourne had the Scot can’t win.

Violation of disabled Raonic

Strong performance from Milos Raonic

Raonic continued Murray, especially with his hard knocks under pressure. The Canadians struck 23 aces. “Everyone knows that he is one of the best Aufschläger in the sport of tennis. This was initially frustrating,” acknowledged Murray. “But then I am his lapels better ‘read’. That was the key to success.” With two early Breaks in the fifth set turned the Olmpiasieger of 2012 on the road to victory. Raonic, Wimbledonfinalist of 2014, shattered out of frustration his racquet and was warned. The Canadians had to because of an adductor injury to several times to treat. “I’ve noticed, that it the injury has hampered. He was towards the end of the game slower,” said Murray. Raonic missed the Chance, as the first canadian in a Grand Slam final to collect.

Rittner sees signs for tennis boom

The for you first the final one of the four most important tennis tournaments in the contests on Saturday (beginning at 9: 30 am CET, from 9.15 am in the DW-Liveticker), the German number one at the women, Angelique Kerber. The 28-Year-old is in a duel with the defending champion and world number First Serena Williams from the USA
clear outsider
. Should Kerber to win, expected Germany coach Barbara Rittner “a big tennis boom”. He had already felt, said Rittner: “This is like 2013, as Sabine Lisicki at Wimbledon in the final stand.”

sn/asz (sid, dpa)