ANDY MURRAY pushed Novak Djokovic to the limit of his powers, but went down in five sets today to miss out on a place in the Australian Open final.
The British No.1 fought back from losing the first set to win the next two, and from 5-2 in the decider.
But defending champion Djokovic raised his level to battle through 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 7-5 in four hours 50 minutes in Melbourne.
The world No.1, who beat Murray in the 2011 final, plays Rafael Nadal in Sunday’s showpiece.
