Murray faces testing Australian Open draw

Andy Murray faces the prospect of having to beat world number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic if he is to reach a third successive Australian Open final.

The Scot was today handed a tough draw for the season’s first grand slam after being placed in the same half as the Serbian and the same quarter as a trio of dangerous Frenchman – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gael Monfils and Gilles Simon.