Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares make men's doubles final in Melbourne

Murray and Soares, who only teamed up at the beginning of the year, are through to their third final in three tournaments, while Murray is through to his third consecutive Grand Slam final.

The duo will face two of the oldest players in Melbourne in the final: Canada's 43-year-old Daniel Nestor and 37-year-old Czech Radek Stepanek, an unseeded duo made up of the two ageing greats who have cut a swathe through the other side of the draw.

"I'm starting to get the hang of this game, I think," chuckled Murray, who has defied critics who questioned his decision to split up with former doubles partner John Peers of Australia, with whom he had great success.

"It took me a long time to understand what it took to win, and to perform at optimum level every time you step on the court.

"I've been lucky, I had a great partner for the last few years in John Peers and now starting a new journey with Bruno here.

"It's been a great two weeks for us and hopefully with one more match we can get over the final hurdle."