The second men’s semifinal Is about to play out at the Australian Open, and it’s an intriguing battle between a tried-and-true big four member and a rising Canadian who has been hoping to gain entry to the big boy’s club for some time now. Milos Raonic most certainly is a big boy, but will he come up with a big enough game to prevent Andy Murray from reaching his fifth Australian Open final on Friday night in Melbourne?

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We don’t know the answer to that question, but we do have some interesting numbers to provide you with to get you ready for this enticing semifinal.

1. Both Murray brothers still in the hunt

Andy and brother Jamie Murray are bidding to become the first brothers in the Open Era to reach the finals in both the men’s singles and men’s doubles events at a Grand Slam. Jamie Murray/Bruno Soares will play Daniel Nestor/Radek Stepanek in the doubles final on Saturday. Murray could join his brother to make it an extra special weekend for British tennis. But if Raonic wins, history will be made as well. It would mean that Canadians have played the singles and doubles final in Melbourne for the first time, as Nestor is already in.

2. Murray is still chasing Fred Perry

Will Murray ever not be chasing Fred Perry? Probably not, but if Murray reaches this year’s Australian Open final, he’ll pull to within one of the British hero in another statistical category. Murray would be entered in his 9th Grand Slam final. Perry played 10 Grand Slam finals in his career. If you’re scoring at home, a win for Murray would place him at 13th on the all-time Grand Slam finals list in the Open Era. Federer (27), Nadal (20) and Djokovic (19) are the top three active players on the list, with Murray fourth.

3. Oh Yeah, Canada!

Raonic is bidding to become the first Canadian man to ever reach a Grand Slam final. Eugenie Bouchard (Wimbledon, 2014) is the only other Canadian to reach a Grand Slam singles final.

4. Raonic’s Top-2 Struggles

Raonic is trying to break through on multiple levels this week down under. Not only is he trying to become Canada’s first male Grand Slam finalist, he’s trying to reverse a dismal record against the ATP’s Top-2. Raonic has gone 1-12 vs. Top-2 competition with his only win coming against Roger Federer in Paris in 2014. The Canadian has lost all three of his Top-2 matchups in Grand Slams. Raonic is 2-7 lifetime against the Top-10 at majors, but the bomb-serving Canadian snapped a 7-match losing streak to the Top-10 with his 5-set win over Stan Wawrinka in the quarterfinals.

5. Both Murray and Raonic are undefeated in 2015

Raonic comes in red-hot, having defeated Roger Federer in the Brisbane final before reaching his second career Grand Slam final. The maple leaf missile has won nine in a row to start of his campaigh. Murray warmed up at Hopman Cup before coming to Melbourne, where he has won all five of his matches to improve his lifetime record at the Australian Open to 44-10.

Miscellaneous:

---Murray and Raonic have split their six previous meetings with Murray taking their only Grand Slam meeting in 2012 at the U.S. Open en route to his first major title.

---The pair have played deciding sets twice, with Raonic winning both (Tokyo, ’12, Indian Wells, ’14).

---Murray is bidding to tie Rafael Nadal and Pete Sampras for joint sixth place in Australian Open wins at 45.