Andy Murray takes to the court in his eighth grand slam final on Sunday morning looking to win his first Australian Open crown.
In his way stands world No.1 Novak Djokovic who beat Murray in 2011 and 2013 in two of his previous three finals at Melbourne Park.
Murray has not beaten Djokvic in five attempts but his two Grand Slam victories to date came against the Serbian at the US Open in 2012 and Wimbledon in 2013.
Here we take a closer look at the two men looking to lift the trophy on the Rod Laver Arena on Sunday.
Player profiles:
| |
Andy Murray: |
Novak Djokovic: |
| Age: |
27 |
27 |
| Born: |
Dunblane, Scotland |
Belgrade, Serbia |
| Live: |
London |
Monte Carlo |
| World Ranked: |
6 |
1 |
| Grand Slam titles: |
2 |
7 |
| Grand Slam finals (including Sunday): |
8 |
15 |
Head 2 Head:
| Match-Up |
Times Played |
Winners |
Most Recent Result |
| Murray v Djokovic |
23 |
Djokovic x 15, Murray x 8 |
ND 7-5, 6-3 Miami 2014 |
Route to final:
| Andy Murray: |
Novak Djokovic: |
|
Round 1 v Yuki Bhambri: 6-4. 6-4, 7-6(3)
Round 2 v Marinko Matosevic: 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
Round 3 v Joao Sousa: 6-1, 6-1, 7-5
Round 4 v Grigor Dimitrov: 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-5
Quarter-final v Nick Kyrgios: 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3
Semi-final v Tomas Berdych: 6-7(6), 6-0, 6-3, 7-5
|
Round 1 v Aljaz Bedene 6-3 6-2 6-4
Round 2 v Andrey Kuznetsov 6-0 6-1 6-4
Round 3 v Fernando Verdasco 7-6(8) 6-3 6-4
Round 4 v Gilles Muller 6-4 7-5 7-5
Quarter-final v Milos Raonic 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2
Semi-final v Stan Wawrinka 7-6(1) 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-0
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Andy Murray at 2012 US Open at 2013 Wimbledon by Getty Images
Previous Grand Slam final matches against each other:
2011 Australian Open: Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
2012 US Open: Andy Murray 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2
2013 Australian Open: Novak Djokovic 6-7(2), 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-2
2013 Wimbledon: Andy Murray 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
What the players say:
Novak Djokovic:
"Andy deserves to be there with the game he has. He has a wining mind set; he is a great fighter and competitor. He is somebody who commits to this sport and you can see this on a daily basis.
"He has a great team of people around him and puts a lot of hours in practise and it pays off. I have known him for a long time and it is great we are now able to challenge each other again in a grand slam final."
Andy Murray:
"I feel good. Losing in finals is disappointing but making four finals is a very difficult thing to do. It is not easy. I am proud of my record here and I will try my best on Sunday and will go in with the best tactics possible.
"All I can do is give my best and if it is enough great, if not, then I could not have done any more to put myself in a better position."
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