This major tournament is the first since the 2004 French Open

''It was brutal,'' Murray said about the conditions during his 3-hour-58-minute match. ''Hard to describe. You had to focus for every single point. Some of the hardest conditions I've ever played in, for sure, and I come from Scotland, so that's saying something.''

This major tournament is the first since the 2004 French Open with neither Roger Federer nor RafaelNadal in the semifinals. Federer was beaten by Berdych in the quarterfinals, while Nadal did not enter the field, sidelined by a partially torn tendon in his left knee.

Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic have combined to win 29 of the last 30 major titles, a stretch that began at the 2005 French Open.