DJOKOVIC 0-1 MULLER. The big serving Gilles Muller kicks off his match with, in the shock of the century, some big server. Djokovic barely gets his racquet onto the first two balls. When he finally does and captures a few points, the serves come thundering down again.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 7-5 7-5 MULLER. Game, set and match! In the final match of the day, Novak Djokovic finally gets it done, moving into his 8th consecutive Australian Open quarterfinal. This time, has done so without losing a single set. Not a bad achievement at all.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 7-5 6-5 MULLER. BREAK! At last, after frustrated smiles, head shakes and plenty of moaning, Djokovic bursts through the door he has been knocking on all set. With two brilliant passing shots in succession, he snatches the break and may well escape Muller without facing a gulp-inducing tiebreak.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 7-5 5-5 MULLER. Djokovic's holds are not nerly as easy, but he still throws down clutch serves whenever he needs to, this time escaping effortlessly from 30-30. to hold once again.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 7-5 4-5 MULLER. After a handful of Muller errors, Djokovic moves up to a break point from serving for the match. On this point, Muller decides to play one of his best points, finishing an attacking move at the net. He eventually holds.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 7-5 4-4 MULLER. Djokovic finds himself down 15-30. He responds with a series of big serves, slotting him out of trouble and moving on.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 7-5 3-4 MULLER. Bizarrely, there are now actual points being played rather than good serving and bad returning. Another epic cat-and-mouse Djokovic follows, but then Muller ups the ante and cranks a few big and surprisingly accurate forehand to hold.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 7-5 3-3 MULLER. Muller hits a poor dropshot that Djokovic skips up to and dispatches, but a couple of errors and a big forehand down the line send him to 15-30 then break point. Djokovic saves the break point with a big serve, but it comes again. On the second, Muller misses a forehnd down the line wide. On the third, Djokovic plays with fire and just survives, his forehand on the outside of the line. Finally, Djokovic gets to game point and he plays a blinder, sprinting left and right then up and down, finally finishing with an epic dropper to hold.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 7-5 2-3 MULLER. Djokovic is still coming up with a magical passing shot and running screamer every once in a while, but the big serves and poor returns continue to suck the life out of everything surrounding them. Another hold for Muller.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 7-5 1-2 MULLER. It's war as Djokovic finds himself at break point, only for Muller to conjure up a big serve and great volley, savinge his role in this match with aplomb

DJOKOVIC 6-4 7-5 0-1 MULLER. Muller sets into yet another strong service game, thundering down a few big serves for a change to place his name on the board.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 7-5 MULLER. Set! Djokovic's service game went exactly how it hs gone during this entire set. Not a single break point offered up so far. Quite tedious and certainly not enjoyable for Djokovic or most level-headed spectators, but it must be done.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 6-5 MULLER. Break! After this yawn-inducing period for us and for Djokovic, the Serb rides his patience and waits for a slice of luck. At last, he neutralizes a few serves and Muller's wobbly groundstrokes do the rest. The Serb finds himself at break point, he returns the serve, he sets up the perfect point he needs only to slot the short ball into the open court. He misses. On the next break point, Muller drops an ace. But, at last, it comes as two backhand errors veer into the net and out. The Serb to serve for set two.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 5-5 MULLER. Once again, a pair of easy service games from both players move this difficult match ever closer to the tiebreak. Djokovic will have one more shot to break.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 4-4 MULLER. Blink and you'll miss another quick, efficient hold from Djokovic to level things up in set two. As the set unfolds, pressure will rise and there may well be a few errors.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 3-3 MULLER. Every once in a while, Djokovic saunters across the court and shows off his movement and crazy athleticism, but otherwise the points are very short. This time, the Serb holds to 30.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 2-3 MULLER. Muller commits a wild unforced error, but that's all that hinders him as he returns to the act of of tearing through his service game and edging in front.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 2-2 MULLER. No difficulty for Djokovic with this hold. Muller continues to leak returns and, just like that, the game is over.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 1-2 MULLER. Mr Luxembourg is at it again, smashing down his serve and strolling through another service game. Djokovic hasn't gotten into any of his service game exept the one that ended with a break, simultaneously a good and terrible stat for Muller.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 1-1 MULLER. Soon enough, Djokovic has control again and uses this control on his serve to decent effect, slamming down a few unreturnable serves and marching on.

DJOKOVIC 6-4 0-1 MULLER. Muller picks up where he left off with the first serve dominating all and bringing him his first game of set two with, the best returniner in the world reduced to a spectator.