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Andy Murray is ignoring his defeat against Novak Djokovic in last year's Australian Open final.
Murray was comprehensively outplayed by Djokovic twelve months ago but he insisted that would have little effect on the outcome of Friday's clash.
"It won't be in my mind. You can't think about the past," he said. "I obviously learned a lot from that match, but on the day I will just be thinking about the tactics. You have to play a patient match and pick the right moments to be aggressive. You can't rush points against him, so I need to play patient tennis and be smart and that is what I have done since I was a kid."
"I need to use my head on court to work out when to play the right shots, and if I do that I'll have a good chance."
In contrast to some of his rivals, Murray has remained extremely fresh throughout the fortnight, easing through his past four matches with the minimum of fuss.
"Hopefully that will be to my advantage going into the weekend," he said. "I have to play a lot of long rallies against the guys that are left in the tournament, so I'll need my legs to be fresh for the next few matches."
The winner will play 2009 champion Rafael Nadal in Sunday's final.
