British number one pleased to have come through tough encounter
Andy Murray dug himself out of a huge hole against Marin Cilic to reach the semi-finals of the US Open for the third time.
At a set and 5-1 down, the third seed looked in danger of suffering one of his biggest grand slam disappointments but he turned things around and levelled the match on a tie-break.
That made Murray a big favourite and he reeled off 15 of the last 18 games to record a 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, 6-0 win and now goes on to face Czech sixth seed Tomas Berdych for a place in Sunday's final.
It was Murray's seventh win in eight meetings with 12th-seeded Cilic, whose only victory over the Briton came in the fourth round in New York in 2009.
But after twice serving for the second set, the 23-year-old Cilic's game fell to pieces and he won just three more games.
Tough
"I've had a lot of tough matches - everyone goes through them. We've seen Rafa (Nadal), Novak (Djokovic) and Roger (Federer) struggle here," said Murray.
"There is pressure on you to perform well, expectations are high and sometimes you're nervous.
"He played very well at the start and I struggled a little bit. When I managed to get the breaks back in the second set I relaxed a little bit.
"I've been in that position before when you're serving for a two-set lead and someone comes back and it's tough. The fourth set I played better."
