Murray, who has lost all four previous finals he has contested at Melbourne Park, will play the championship decider on Sunday night against five-time champion Novak Djokovic, who has never lost a title match on Rod Laver Arena.
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“I need to keep my game plan very well, not have any lapses in concentration and just play the best I can”, said Murray, who has won only nine of his 30 career meetings with Djokovic.
Andy said: “For it to be the first time to happen, it is incredible really. What matters is what happens Sunday”.
Andy Murray went through paroxysms of frustration but seized another opportunity to break his Australian Open jinx with a four-hour, five-set semi-final victory over Milos Raonic on Friday.
Murray finally broke the Canadian in the second set to steal it, but Raonic’s winners and aces allowed him to take the third set when Murray could not keep his composure in the tiebreak.
It was the 28-year-old Scot’s fourth win in seven encounters with the much-improved Canadian, who slowed in the final set as he completed the match grimacing from a right groin injury. “Probably the most heartbroken I’ve felt on court”.
Jamie Murray won his first men’s doubles Grand Slam title as he and partner Bruno Soares came from behind to beat Canada’s Daniel Nestor and Czech Radek Stepanek in the Australian Open final. No-one has played in more finals of an individual Grand Slam without winning one.
“Adding to that the fact that I am able to make history is of course just an additional encouragement and incentive for me to do well”. With Jamie Murray playing in tomorrow’s men’s doubles final, the two Scots will be the first brothers in the Open era to reach the finals of both the men’s singles and doubles events at a Grand Slam tournament.
“If you’re number two in the world and are as stubborn, massively determined and as fit as Andy is then you don’t walk out there thinking, “I will lose this one”.
It is the first time two brothers have reached separate finals at the same grand slam.
Murray became the first man to win the men’s doubles crown at the Australian Open since Fred Perry and Pat Hughes in 1934 and credited the help he received from his team.
“You’re not going to see it very often”, Murray junior said.
“Obviously when you get to the final you’re disappointed if you don’t win. There are so many players out there who are hitting the ball well”, said Djokovic, now in his 183rd week as the world number one. “I’ve had some moments against him in sets where I’ve played on a high level, but this was, yeah, I think a different level than from before”.
She added: “Now he comes back even stronger each time, believing that he can do it. He’s been in the last spot a few times and he’s really putting a lot of effort to try to get the trophy on Sunday”. “Regardless of what situation I was in, I was going to play and try to do whatever I could”.
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One of the big improvements in Murray’s game in recent times has been his second serve, and Djokovic said he would be prepared for that. “We’ve struggled through heat and rain this year and it’s been a tough tournament”.
