MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic won the second set of the Australian Open final 7-5 to take a two sets to love lead and leave Andy Murray with a mountain to climb on Sunday.

In a marathon set that lasted 80 minutes, the two exchanged breaks before top-ranked Djokovic broke for 6-5 and served out for the set.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2016