MELBOURNE — A gallant Milos Raonic was left heartbroken by his Australian Open semi-final loss to Andy Murray on Friday, having pushed the Scot to his limits before a leg injury took the game out of his hands.
The 13th seed played majestically for much of the four-hour classic at Rod Laver Arena but strained an adductor muscle midway through the third set and eventually folded 4-6 7-5 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2.
He had a medical time-out early in the fourth set and was worked on by a trainer at changes of ends.
The frustration ultimately told when he smashed his racquet in dismay after being broken early in the fifth set.