Berdych beats Djokovic to reach Wimbledon final

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07/02/2010 - Wimbledon, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Czech Tomas Berdych upended third- seeded Serbian star Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon on Friday to reach his first career Grand Slam final.

The 12th-seeded Berdych ousted the former Australian Open champion Djokovic 6-3, 7-6 (11-9), 6-3 on Centre Court at the storied All England Club. Djokovic was also a semifinal loser on the grass here three years ago.

The 6-foot-4 Berdych, who stunned defending champion and six-time Wimbledon winner Roger Federer in four sets here on Wednesday, will meet the Rafael Nadal-Andy Murray semifinal victor in Sunday's lucrative men's finale.

Berdych captured the first set rather easily on Day 11 before Djokovic fought back in the second. The Serbian star, however, was unable to get back into the match by taking the second-set tiebreak and smashed his racquet after dropping the crucial stanza.

The third set was all Berdych, who broke Djokovic to grab a 5-3 lead when Djokovic, who was back on his heels throughout the match, came up with an untimely double fault, his eighth of the day.

Berdych, who simply crushed the tennis ball all day on Friday, set-up his first match point with a huge forehand winner, and wound up converting on his second match point by launching an unreturnable serve after 2 hours, 18 minutes of tennis.

The talented Berdych fired 11 aces among his 34 winners and broke Djokovic's serve three times, compared to only one break for the Serbian loser.

Berdych, who has now won 14 of his last 15 matches, was a semifinal loser at the French Open four weeks ago. He's into his first major final, playing in his 27th Grand Slam event.

The 23-year-old Djokovic appeared in his eight career major semi (2-6). He was the Aussie Open champ in 2008 and reached the Wimbledon final four in 2007, but was forced to retire against Nadal due to a foot injury while trailing in the third set that day.

The 24-year-old Berdych will appear in his 11th career ATP-level final, seeking a sixth title. He was a runner-up to Andy Roddick at this year's Miami Masters event and hasn't titled since running the table at a tournament in Munich last season.

The last Czech player to reach the Wimbledon final was the great Ivan Lendl in 1987. The lone male Czech titlist here was Jan Kodes back in 1973.

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