Andy Murray beats Milos Raonic to reach Australian Open final
- 8 years ago
Britain's Andy Murray reached his fifth Australian Open final by winning an epic five-set battle with 13th seed Milos Raonic.
World number two was broken in the first game of the match and his 25-year-old Canadian opponent went on to take the first and third sets.
But the 28-year-old Scot prevailed 4-6 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-2 in a gruelling four-hour contest.
Murray will meet defending champion Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final.
"It was tough in that third set.
In the tie-break he didn't miss a single serve and it is frustrating when you don't get a say in the points," said Murray, who has been a runner-up in the tournament four times.
World number two was broken in the first game of the match and his 25-year-old Canadian opponent went on to take the first and third sets.
But the 28-year-old Scot prevailed 4-6 7-5 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-2 in a gruelling four-hour contest.
Murray will meet defending champion Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final.
"It was tough in that third set.
In the tie-break he didn't miss a single serve and it is frustrating when you don't get a say in the points," said Murray, who has been a runner-up in the tournament four times.