HIGHLIGHTS-Tennis-Day 12 at the Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Latest news from the 12th day of the Australian Open on Friday (all times GMT): 1247 MURRAY WINS FIVE-SET THRILLER TO SET UP FINAL WITH DJOKOVIC Second seed Andy Murray beat 13th seed Milos Raonic 4-6 7-5 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 to set up a repeat of last year's final with world number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic. READ MORE Murray grinds down Raonic to reach Australian Open final Ryder Cup-style competition coming for men's tennis Hingis and Mirza win Australian Open doubles title Williams seeking to join Graf with Australian Open win Australian Open finalist Serena Williams Australian Open finalist Angelique Kerber Defender Murray focuses on Raonic assault Devastating Djokovic leaves Rod Laver Arena crowd cold Djokovic, Serena hit new heights in Melbourne semis Djokovic puts down Federer fightback to reach final Confident Kerber feels she belongs in grand slam finals Konta hungry for more slam success after semi-final loss 1210 MURRAY TAKES THE MATCH INTO FIFTH SET Murray wins the fourth set of the semi-final against Raonic 6-4. The match is level at two sets each. 1115 RAONIC ON THE VERGE OF MAJOR UPSET Raonic got the better of second seed Murray in the third set tiebreak to take a two-sets-to-one lead. The 13th seed leads the semi-final 6-4 5-7 7-6(4). 1036 VESNINA/SOARES INTO MIXED DOUBLES FINAL Fifth seeds Elena Vesnina and Bruno Soares advance to the mixed doubles final, where they will face Coco Vandeweghe and Horia Tecau, after a hard-fought 7-5 7-6(4) victory over world number one Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig. 1016 MURRAY LEVELS MATTERS Murray took the 57-minute second set of the semi-finals against Raonic 7-5. The match is level at one set each. 0919 RAONIC TAKES FIRST SET Canada's Raonic clinched the first set against world number two Murray of Britain, taking the opener of their semi-final 6-4. 0900 RAONIC ON INSTAGRAM BEFORE HIS MATCH WITH MURRAY "Great opportunity calls for great preparation. I have put in the work, I am ready to face the obstacle ahead to make the most of the moment! Go for it and take what you want to be yours!" 0734 HINGIS AND MIRZA WIN WOMEN'S DOUBLES Top seeds Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza have won the Australian Open Women's doubles after they stretched their winning streak to 36 matches with a straight sets 7-6(1) 6-3 victory over seventh seeds Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka. 0518 VANDEWEGHE/TECAU INTO MIXED DOUBLES FINAL Coco Vandeweghe and Horia Tecau advance to the mixed doubles final after a comprehensive 6-4 6-4 victory over Andreja Klepac and Treat Huey. ORDER OF PLAY ROD LAVER ARENA Mixed Doubles - Semi-finals Andreja Klepac (Slovenia)/Treat Huey (Philippines) v Coco Vandeweghe (U.S.)/Horia Tecau (Romania) Not before 0500 GMT Women's Doubles - Final 1-Martina Hingis (Switzerland)/Sania Mirza (India) v 7-Andrea Hlavackova (Czech Republic)/Lucie Hradecka (Czech Republic) Not before 0830 GMT Men's Singles - Semi-finals 13-Milos Raonic (Canada) v 2-Andy Murray (Britain) (Compiled by Shravanth Vijayakumar; editing by Ed Osmond)