epa05132761 Andy Murray of Britain in action against Milos Raonic of Canada during the semi final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 29 January 2016. “Obviously got a bit lucky with that”.
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“There’s not many tennis players that come out of Scotland”, said Murray.
Milos Raonic, left, who was hampered by leg problems, congratulates Andy Murray, who advanced to meet Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final after a five-set semifinal victory.
The Serbian will again stand in his path on Sunday as the Scot seeks to add another grand slam title to his 2012 U.S. Open and 2013 Wimbledon crowns.
“I played flawless tennis for the first two sets, no doubt about it”. “We’ll be there to support you tomorrow”, Jamie Murray said in his acceptance speech.
“It’s unfortunate, it’s probably the most heartbroken I’ve been on court”, Raonic said of his injury.
Of Djokovic having an extra 24 hours to recover for the showpiece following his four-set win over Roger Federer on Thursday, Murray added: “It’s worked both ways for me”. Lots of rallies, exchanges. There is not much each other does not know about the other’s game.
These two have played 30 times in the past, and Djokovic leads the series 21-9.
“(It will be) a lot about tactics and a lot about how of course you handle your emotions of the greatness of that occasion of playing for the grand slam title”.
She was so close to a calendar-year Grand Slam in 2015, but no has no chance to push for that honour after losing the first major of the year.
“I guess that was sort of just the whole frustration of everything sort of getting out”, said Raonic, who tends not to be demonstrative on court.
‘These are the kind of matches that you work for.
“You can’t afford to do anything poorly – Novak’s played extremely well”. “I try not to watch, I find it pretty stressful so I won’t watch the match”.
Who’s won this tournament in the last 10 years? But despite Djokovic’s near-perfect form and his head-to-head history against Murray, the Scot is confident in his ability to win his maiden title in Melbourne. “I have to just believe in myself, have a solid game plan, and hopefully execute it and play well”.
Winning tennis matches never looks like a walk in the park for Murray but for much of the contest against the Canadian, he at least had some justification for the tortured grimaces and explosions of anger that followed every setback. “It doesn’t matter what’s happened in the past really – it’s about what happens on Sunday”, he said. “It’s about what happens on Sunday”, Murray said. People like to read into what’s happened in the past, but Stan beat Rafa in the final here.
“When he beat Novak here, the same thing as well”.
But Murray is already proud of his achievements at the Australian Open, even if he is yet to be crowned the champion.
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In ideal health, the 13th-seeded Raonic would have had quite a challenge finishing off Murray, who has a 19-7 career record in five-set matches. “I’m fit. I will try to win against her. That’s for sure”.
