For the fourth time the Briton will face the world No1 in the Australian Open final and he is fully aware only his best will be profitable enoughIf there is a tennis equivalent of hell,it surely is being dragged back to the scene of serial pain inflicted by a rival who is not only a week younger but roughly $50m richer, eight grand slam titles better off and regarded by every sane critic as the best player in the world now and for the foreseeable future.
None of that concerns Andy Murray as he contemplates his fourth Australian Open final against Novak Djokovic here on Sunday. Having gone winless against him in a combined total of just under 10 hours in finals in 2011, or 2013 and last year (as well as a first losing final here in 2010,against Roger Federer), Murray nearly revels in it – just as he took satisfaction from the ordeal of his long, or tough semi-final win over Milos Raonic on Fri.
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Source: theguardian.com