Tomas Berdych came of age as a grand slam star with a clinical destruction of new world number two Novak Djokovic to reach his first Wimbledon final.
The 24-year-old 12th seed showed his giant-killing act against Roger Federer was no fluke by overpowering his Serbian opponent 6-3 7-6 (11/9) 6-3 in the first semi-final to reach his first slam final.
The world number 13 was watched by his father Martin and mother Hana, who flew in from the Czech Republic for the match, as he became the first Czech to reach the men's singles final at Wimbledon since Ivan Lendl in 1987.
'The feeling is absolutely amazing. It's tough to describe. For every young kid who first hits a ball, it is a dream to be in the final of any grand slam and Wimbledon is the tough one. It's definitely the biggest tournament for me. It couldn't be better.'
