Andy Murray was pleased with his resilience after a straight-sets victory over world number one Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Dubai Championships.

The Brit bounced back from his five-set loss to the Serbian at the Australian Open earlier in the year to book his place in the final.

"The last couple of times we played each other, in Australia and in Rome, I might have lost the match but I fought for every single point and made it really, really tough for him," said Murray. "I think that's why he started going for more in the second set tonight, and making mistakes because of that.

"I'm sure Novak knows that if he wants to beat me, he is going to have to fight 110% and play long, long points. That's why you need to go in against the top guys every time with that attitude."

Murray will face Roger Federer in tomorrow's final after the Swiss beat Juan Martin Del Potro in straight sets.