Murray, Dolgopolov to meet in Brisbane finals
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Top-seeded Andy Murray eased into the opening Brisbane International with a straight-set win over Bernard Tomic on Saturday.
Murray needed only 70 minutes to top the 19-year-old Aussie favorite 6-3, 6-2 on the hardcourts at Queensland Tennis Centre.
The 2011 Australian Open runner-up, Murray struggled through his first two matches this week, but was dominant the last two days, highlighting the turnaround by firing 13 aces on Saturday.
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He moved on to face third-seeded Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov, a 6-3, 6-4 winner over second-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon in the other semifinal. Dolgopolov only faced one break point and won 85 percent of his first-serve points.
Murray won his only two previous meetings Dolgopolov, including a four-set win in last year's Australian Open.
The winner of Sunday's match will claim $74,370.