Andy Murray blows away Tomas Berdych to set up Milos Raonic final at Wimbledon

Murray was rarely troubled by his Czech rival as he came through 6-3 6-3 6-3 to book a final showdown with Milos Raonic, who eliminated Roger Federer in five sets earlier on Friday.

Despite boasting two Grand Slams – the 2012 US Open and 2013 Wimbledon titles – this will actually be Murray’s 11th Major final, and his first against an opponent other than Federer or Novak Djokovic.

He triumphed over Canadian Raonic at Queen’s Club prior to these championships and has won their last five encounters, a run stretching back to 2014.

"Obviously to make a Wimbledon final is a good achievement and I've got one more to go on Sunday," Murray said.

"The older you get, you never know how many chances you're going to get to play in a grand slam final. I'm glad I managed to get through today."

Murray broke in the second game of the first set to suggest he would romp home to an early victory, but Berdych was quickly able to overturn the deficit.

It was not long, however, before Murray was able to break again as he closed the set down and set the tone for a relatively one-sided contest.

While the second set was hard-fought, with long rallies and plenty of missed opportunities to break on each side, Berdych’s game was riddled with inconsistencies as Murray broke his Czech rival during his strongest spell on the match – sapping much of his resistance.

Going into the third set, Berdych had a mountain to climb and though he battled on in the first few games, it was Murray again who edged in front before wrapping up victory.