If there was bonhomie to leaven the intensity of the first semi-final of this 127th Wimbledon, a match in keeping with the sunshine, there was edge and controversy in the evening as Andy Murray withstood the growling challenge of young Jerzy Janowicz to reach his second final here, his third in nine months against Novak Djokovic.
The Pole with the feared right arm – wreathed in tape to ease the pain of belting 94 aces before this penultimate match of the men's tournament – augmented his rock-faced persona with a deep-throated roar for the two hours and 52 minutes it lasted but could not stop Murray winning 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3. The world No 2 lost the first set through carelessness, came back from 1-4 down in the third and pulled away with plenty to spare in the fourth.
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