Andy Murray will try to end a 74 year wait for a British Grand Slam winner when he takes on Roger Federer in the final of the 2010 Australian Open on Sunday. If you can’t get near a TV for the big match, then don’t panic, we’re here again with our live text commentary from 8am on stv.tv/sport.
The Dunblane-born player, who saw off Marin Cilic to book his showdown with Federer, became the first Brit to reach the final since John Lloyd in 1977. Lloyd never won at the Aussie Open and Murray admits he will have to play his "best match ever" to defeat the world number one in Melbourne.
Murray saw off Kevin Anderson, Marc Gicquel, Florent Serra, John Isner, Rafael Nadal and then Cilic to reach the final, whilst Federer raced through a semi-final with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach his 22nd career major final.
"I'm going to need to play my best match ever," he said. "I'm totally aware of that going into the match. That's what I plan on doing. I'll try and play my best. If I do, I've got a good chance of winning."
"I'm sure he [Federer]'s going play great again tomorrow. Obviously, he plays very, very well. He's probably the best tennis player ever. So you would expect him to play well.
“I think if I play my best I've got a good chance against anyone. At the top of any sport it can come down to a few points here or there, sometimes a little bit of luck. You have to wait and see, but if I play my best, I think I've got a chance against anyone."
Murray believes he is only now maturing into a player capable of claiming one of tennis' most prized trophies, admitting he had not been ready when he lost to Federer at Flushing Meadows in the 2008 US Open final.
"I was only 20 when I played him in that US Open final," Murray said. "Twenty was pretty young when I played my first slam final. A year and a half, two years later, I just feel physically more mature, mentally more mature.
"I just have a lot more experience in these sorts of situations now. I have a game that can cause Roger problems. I have played him a lot of times now so I know the way you need to play against him.
“There's not going to be too many surprises on the court tomorrow.So I know what to expect. I know how he's going to play. It's up to me, like I said, to play my best.
