British number one Andy Murray has insisted that Novak Djokovic's far superior head-to-head record between the two will have no bearing on Sunday's Australian Open final.
Murray booked his place in the Melbourne final for the fifth time in seven years earlier today by outlasting Canada's Milos Raonic in five sets.
Sunday's final will be the 30th time that the world's top two players have locked horns on Tour and Djokovic has won 21 of the previous 29 meetings, including Murray's last three Australian Open final appearances in 2011, 2013 and 2015.
Speaking after his four-hour win over Raonic today, Murray referenced how Stanislas Wawrinka has overcome the underdog status in recent years against both Rafael Nadal and Djokovic.
He told reporters: "The previous disappointments, it's one tennis match, it doesn't matter what's happened in the past really.
"It's about what happens on Sunday. People like to read into what's happened in the past, but Stan beat Rafa in the final here. I don't think he'd ever won against him in 13 attempts.
"When he beat Novak here, the same thing as well. There's no reason it's not possible for me to win."
Murray is chasing a third Grand Slam title this weekend to follow his successes at the US Open in 2012 and Wimbledon in 2013.
Pascal Lemesre
