Andy Murray’s triumph over Rafael Nadal on Tuesday has put him through to the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Standing between him and a place in the final is Croatian Marin Cilic and you can follow all the action as it happens from 8.30am with our live text commentary on Thursday January 28 here on stv.tv/sport.

Both players have had to overcome tough opponents to reach this stage, with Cilic having been on court for more than 18 hours in racking up victories against Bernard Tomic, Juan Martin Del Potro and Andy Roddick.

Cilic dumped Murray out of the 2009 US Open at the fourth round stage and the Scot will be gunning for revenge against the 6ft 6in Croatian as he tries to reach his second Grand Slam final. Murray holds the upper hand in their overall head-to-head record, having won three times, including a straight sets victory at the 2009 French Open.

Murray, who would become the first Briton to reach the Australian Open final since John Lloyd in 1977 if he defeats Cilic, overcame Nadal in the quarter finals after the world number two withdrew due to injury in the third set. The British number one was well on his way to victory before the enforced withdrawal of the Spaniard, leading by two sets to love and 3-0 up in the third.

He looked in good form against Nadal and put in a performance that, if replicated, could easily take him all the way in the tournament. Murray himself recognises that if he can maintain that level of performance, he is in with a chance of overcoming Cilic and reaching a potential final with Roger Federer.

"I played him [CIlic] quite a few times on the tour and had good results against him, except at the US Open,” said Murray. “I'll try and play like I did [against Nadal]. If I do that, I've got a good chance of winning. I feel fresh. I don't know how he feels."

Cilic conceded in the build-up that his long slog to the semi-final stage, which has included five set matches against three of his opponents, could have a negative effect against his higher ranked competitor.

"The biggest thing that's going to be in there for me is to try to recover as much as I can and to try to be ready that I can play at my level,” said Cilic. “Composure is nothing compared to physical ability."

"It's going to take a lot of energy out of me. It's not easy when you come into these stages of tournaments where you didn't get to before too many times. It's not easy psychologically to be able to bring your best tennis when you need it."