Austalian Open Finals Preview: Men's

You know how I said this was going up Saturday? Well, I kind of lied. Because, as you can see, it is Friday, and the article is up. But why put off till tomorrow what you can do today, right?

As you may or may not have seen, Andy Murray advanced yesterday in Melbourne, defeating Spaniard David Ferrer. And you've probably heard dozens of times on ESPN, Murray has a chance to be the first man from the UK to win a major in 75 years. But he has a daunting task ahead of him, as he faces Novak Djokovic of Serbia.

Djokovic has two things going for him in this match-up; Firstly, he beat Roger Federer in the semi-finals, the 2nd best (ranked at least) male tennis player in the world. Anybody who beats Federer in a tennis match is a tough opponent later on. Secondly, Djokovic has already won the major in Melbourne, as he was the 2008 Australian Open champion. He has pulled down the brass ring, whereas his opponent has not.

What Murray has working for him is the Australian crowd, who will no doubt be rooting hard for the Scot to take home a major for the UK. But we've seen this before with Murray; with the Wimbledon crowd behind him, Murray was unable to advance to the finals of the 2009 tournament.

So will Djokovic's experience at closing the deal push him through? Or will Murray finally step up to the plate and win a major? It's going to be a close one, most likely. But I feel that Murray doesn't have what it takes to win when it matters, not now anyway.

Djokovic in five sets.