Murray Reaches His 5th Australian Open Final
Andy Murray will have a rematch against world No 1 Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final after he outlast Canadian youn-gun Milos Raonic 4-6, 7-5, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2 in a gruelling semi-final battle on Friday.
Murray will contest his fifth final at Melbourne Park and will face Djokovic for the fourth time, having finished runner-up to the Serb in 2011, ’13 and ’15. He also missed out against Roger Federer in 2010.
With his brother, Jamie Murray, in the men’s doubles final alongside Bruno Soares, the Murrays are the first brothers in the Open Era to reach the finals in both the men's singles and doubles at a Grand Slam championship.
The 28-year-old Murray will look to win his third Grand Slam championship, adding to titles at the 2012 US Open and 2013 Wimbledon, beating Djokovic in both. The Scot has a 9-21 FedEx ATP Head2Head record against Djokovic, winning just one of their seven meetings in 2015.
