Andy Murray v Novak Djokovic set-by-set report Andy Murray's bid to reach a third successive Australian Open final started ominously after he dropped the opening set of his last-four clash with Novak Djokovic. Even though Djokovic again appeared to be struggling with the breathing problem which re-surfaced in his quarter-final defeat of David Ferrer, Murray could not take advantage as a string of unforced errors - 20 in total - handed the Serbian the advantage. The match failed to hit the heights of last night's Rafael Nadal-Roger Federer epic early on but Djokovic never trailed and duly wrapped up the first set 6-3 in 47 minutes. The world number one made a confident start, holding to 15, whereas Murray struggled in his opening service game. Two sloppy groundstrokes contributed to him falling 15-40 down but he managed to escape, a long rally on game point seeing him draw level and then roar at the crowd. Murray had a chance at 1-1 only for Djokovic to deliver a crushing second serve on break point which the Scot could only push into the net. But when the roles were reversed in the next game, Murray faltered, a double fault handing the Serbian a break and a 3-1 lead. Neither man was looking dominant on serve and it came as no surprise when Murray hit straight back, a woeful netted volley from Djokovic handing his opponent a break point opportunity he grasped with a backhand winner up the line. Having worked so hard to drag himself back into the set, Murray immediately surrendered his serve as Djokovic established a 4-2 advantage before a routine hold made it 5-2. Murray at least made him serve it out but Djokovic managed it with few alarms. Andy Murray has won the second set, 6-3. The third set is in progress.