Novak Djokovic has beaten Andy Murray in five sets in the semi-finals of the men's singles at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
The world No.1 won 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(4), 6-1, 7-5 in a match lasting almost five hours on the Rod Laver Arena.
In the final the Serb will go on to face world No.2 Rafael Nadal on Sunday after the Spaniard defeated Roger Federer on Thursday.
In a tight match in the semi-final Murray recovered from losing the first set to take the next two before quickly surrendering the fourth to send the match into a decider.
In the fifth set Murray was broken in the sixth game, falling 2-5 down, before recovering for 5-5. In the 11th game Murray had three chances to break the world No.1 but was unable to convert.
Serving to stay in the match at 5-6 Murray fell 15-40 behind and Djokovic took his chance on his first opportunity to wrap up the match just under the five hour mark.
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