Murray reaches Brisbane final

Andy Murray is on course for his first title of the new season after reaching the final of the Brisbane International.

The world number three will play Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the final after his semi-final opponent Kei Nishikori withdrew midway through their match with a knee injury.

Murray had been leading 6-4 2-0 when the Japanese player opted to retire. The top seed has beaten Dimitrov in their only previous meeting, at the 2011 Thailand Open. He is 4/9 to win the final, while the Bulgarian, who defeated Marcos Baghdatis in his semi-final, can be backed at 5/1.

Murray believes the tournament is providing valuable preparation for the Australian Open, which begins in little over a week.

"I'm playing okay, a bit up and down," said the Scot, who is 9/4 to win the year's first Grand Slam. "I served pretty well for the majority of the tournament.

"I've moved better every single match. Returning could have been better and my groundstrokes, I think with more matches, I'll start to hit them cleaner.

"When I've come up to the net I've volleyed relatively well...there is stuff for me to work on."

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