Murray had already advanced without playing a shot as his semi-final opponent Rafael Nadal withdrew through injury, leaving Djokovic to progress after a taxing second set battle with Argentina's Monaco.

There were echoes of Thursday's match against David Ferrer for the world number one, with Monaco looking down and out before mounting a comeback.

The first set could barely have been easier for Djokovic as he dropped only eight points and not a single game.

Monaco upped his game in the second set to make life slightly uncomfortable for the top seed, but Djokovic seemed to be on his way to a straightforward win as he served for the match at 5-4.

But, just as Ferrer did, Monaco broke back and took the set into a tie-break.

That only delayed the inevitable, however, as Djokovic completed the victory on his second match point.

"As I did yesterday in the quarter-finals, I started very strong, just going for the shots, being very aggressive," Djokovic told the ATP Tour's official website.

"Then I just wasn't able to close it out. It was a very similar match to the one against Ferrer.

"It was (an) exciting match I think for us to play and for the crowd. I didn't expect an easy match and (I'm) just happy to be through."