Murray: Not impossible for me to beat Djokovic

His brother, Jamie, has reached the doubles final with Brazil’s Bruno Soares but it is another family matter that has been foremost on Murray’s mind in Melbounre.

As Andy Murray pointed out, there are not many men who have reached five Australian Open finals.

“Five finals is a great achievement”, Murray said. “When I’m playing a match, I’m not thinking about what he was going through”, Murray said of Raonic’s plight. “So I have to be proud of that achievement”.

Andy said: “For it to be the first time to happen, it is incredible really. It’s about what happens on Sunday”, Murray said.

Three break points came and went on Stepanek’s serve but Murray and Soares came again two games later as some brilliant defensive work from the Scot saw Stepanek net two volleys and Nestor was broken.

Popular usage to the contrary, the definition of insanity is not actually doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

Kim is reportedly due to give birth to the couple’s first child within the next couple of weeks.

The 58-year-old was later cleared to fly back to the United Kingdom and Murray said previously he would have pulled out of the tournament if there had been any doubts about his father-in-law’s health.

Sears spent a night in a hospital, but was considered well enough to return home.

With victories over the Scot in 2011, 2013 and 2015, plus triumphs over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2008 and Rafael Nadal in 2012, Djokovic stands to become the first man to reign six times at the season’s first grand slam event.

In an unusual start, the first seven points of the match went against serve, with Raonic breaking at love and then facing triple-break point before holding for a 2-0 lead.

A hint of doubt from Raonic at the end of the second set allowed Murray to grab the break of serve and, with it, the set. The momentum was with Raonic when he won two of the first three sets, but the 25-year-old Canadian suffered a groin injury early in the fourth set which ultimately scuppered his chances. He needed a medical timeout, and later in the fourth set had a massage from the trainer.

“I’m expecting a battle with Andy, as it always is”. “Probably the most heartbroken I’ve felt on court”.

“To sustain that level and throughout the year to be actually consistent requires a lot more than just a good game”, he said.

He reached his fifth Melbourne final yesterday with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2 win over Milos Raonic.

Who is the favourite to win? . I was in my second (Grand Slam) semi-final.

If she beats Angelique Kerber in the final today, she will win her 22nd major trophy.

“When I hear predictions that are positive, of course, it does flatter and add to your confidence”, told reporters on Saturday. In the Australian Open, his latest big-name scalp was Switzerland’s Roger Federer, who lost the semi-final 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

Djokovic, while confident of another victory, knows what lies ahead in Sunday’s decider between two patient, defensive players.

What are Murray and Djokovic’s records in the final? “I’m feeling good. I’m healthy”. I just want him to win for himself.

“I definitely block it out”.

“I think maybe that’s why I sort of lashed out the way I did after the start of the fifth set”.