Nadal serving at 0-1 in the fourth.

0-15. Murray hits a backhand winner dtl off the second serve.
0-30. Nadal errs.
15-30. This time murray makes the error oging for too much too soon.
30-30. Crosscourt backhand catches the net.
40-30. Great recovery. Murray catches the net again.
GAME NAdal.

Nadal serving at 6-7 6-4 4-6 *1-2

0-15. MAGNIFICENT POINT. Nadal hits a drop shot and murray slots it down the line. nadal looks stunned.
0-30. Breathtaking. Awesome backhand sends nadal on the backfoot and murray follows it up with a stonking forehand winner dtl.
0-40. Error from nadal.
15-40. Manouevers andy out of position and sends the winner DTL
30-40. Cross court backhand just goes out but he shouted in the point anyway  (hawkeye says it was in. :angry:)
DEUCE. Unreturnable serve.
Adv murray. superb return of serve forces nadal to net
DEUCE. Cross court winner for nadal
Adv Murray. What a superb volley. Quick hands! Nadal droves it at murray and he gets the racket there!
DEUCE. oooh just nudges his forehand long.
Adv Nadal. Wild backhand sails long.
DEUCE. nadal holds. f*** it.

Murray serving at 2-2 in the fourth.

15-0. BH winner.
30-0. S&V. great stuff.
40-0. ACE
GAME. Return of serve sails long.

i missed the last two games

Nadal held and then broke.

 

he leads 4-3 in the set.

here are the last two games in beeb updates:

Murray 3-4 Nadal
Nadal reads a Murray drop-shot and plays a deft winner cross-court. Fine pick-up off his toes by Murray makes it 30-15 and both players are thigh deep in the trenches here. Nadal hits back with a ripper of a forehand before reaching another Murray drop-shot and converting the point. Nadal challenges a Murray winner - but the call was correct and the game stands at deuce. A mis-hit by Murray gives him the advantage, but he misses with a forehand on the run. This is looking like it could be a pivotal game. Murray gives Nadal the advantage with a backhand into the net and Nadal breaks courtesy of a fluffed volley by the Scot.

Murray 3-3 Nadal
Coming up to 1am in Melbourne and there are still about 10,000 crammed into the Rod Laver Arena. Murray gives himself a talking to after missing with a backhand before Nadal rams home an ace out wide. However, Nadal is then called for a foot-fault - rare indeed - before Murray muffs a backhand. Easy service hold for Nadal.

murray saving at 3-5 in the fourth.

0-15. Lazy, lazy boy! he musta closed his eyes there as he nets an easy volely with the court wide open.
15-15. Nadals return goes long and wide.
15-30. Chair umpire overrules and calls a murray return long. He challenges but it was long.
30-30. EASy as you like. Nice S&V sets up a simple putaway.
30-40. Cruel netcord sees the ball loop over murrays head
GAME. Double fault.

its a fifth set.

Rafa must be favourite but then that was true at the sart of sets 1 and 3!

I've never seen Murray look this fresh though. (after 3 1/2 hours!)

Congrats to gIlbert and Michael Johnson