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Andy Murray of Britain plays a forehand return to Milos Raonic of Canada during their semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne,
Australia, Friday, Jan. 29, 2016.

(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Murray Beats Raonic to Reach 5th Australian Open Final

JOHN PYE Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s ray said. “Hopefully it can have been earlier than ex- fending off six other break-
AP Sports Writer title match. be a different result.” pected. point chances.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Murray is 0-4 in finals at Mel- Murray has had a lot on his He stayed, and won his next Raonic was hampered by
— Andy Murray arrived at bourne Park with Djokovic mind this time. His wife, Kim, two matches in straight an adductor problem in his
the Australian Open fully having won all five previous is expecting their first baby sets, shaking out some of upper right leg from late in
prepared to become a Australian Open finals. next month. His father-in- the emotions. the third set. He needed a
father before becoming “Five finals is a great law, Nigel Sears, was in Mel- He had more to contend medical time out, and later
champion. achievement. You can’t bourne as coach for Ana with against Raonic, who in the fourth set had a mas-
Murray left his pregnant take that away from me,” Ivanovic and had to be was playing in the semifi- sage from the trainer.
wife in Britain ahead of the Murray said. “So I have to rushed to a hospital by am- nals of a Grand Slam tour- “I couldn’t push off, I
start of the tournament, be proud of that achieve- bulance during a match nament for only the sec- couldn’t get up to serve,
promising to fly home at ment. “Doesn’t matter on Rod Laver Arena, which ond time, and aiming to be and I couldn’t change
any time if needed. what’s happened in the happened to coincide with the first Canadian man to direction,” Raonic said.
However, the 28-year-old past. What matters is what Murray’s third-round match reach the final of a major. “Probably the most heart-
Murray has now given him- happens Sunday.” on an adjacent arena. In an unusual start, the first broken I’ve felt on court.”
self a chance of becoming Three of Djokovic’s wins in Sears spent a night in a seven points of the match After having his serve bro-
a champion first following Australia have come in fi- nearby hospital, but was went against serve, with ken to open the fifth set,
his five-set win over Milos nals against his old friend considered well enough Raonic breaking at love Raonic walked back to his
Raonic on Friday to reach Murray, every odd-num- to return home. While his and then facing triple chair and angrily smashed
the final for the fifth time. bered year since 2011. father-in-law was being break point before hold- his racket on the hard court
His 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-4, “He loves playing on this treated in hospital, Murray ing for a 2-0 lead. It was surface twice, breaking it.
6-2 victory sets up a final court, we’ve played a at times thought his de- Raonic’s only service break
against five-time champion bunch of times here,” Mur- parture from Australia may of the match, with Murray Continued on page 21