ANDY Murray will not be motivated by revenge ahead of his semi-final meeting with Marin Cilic at the Australian Open.

Cilic dished out one of Murray’s most embarrassing defeats of recent times when the 21-year-old Croatian dumped him out of last year’s US Open in straight sets.

Murray had been bothered by a wrist injury in that match which subsequently kept him off the tour for six weeks, but it served as an indication of the 6ft 6in Cilic’s rising talent.

‘‘I was disappointed about what happened at the US Open,’’ said Murray.

‘‘I was feeling good going into it. It wasn’t the way I would have liked to have lost.

‘‘Everyone talks about that a lot, about revenge. But you just go out there and every day’s a different day in tennis.

‘‘If I play well, focus hard and concentrate, then there’s no reason why I can’t beat him again.’’ There is a blossoming rivalry between the young duo that began as juniors at the 2005 French Open, when Cilic upset Murray, who was the number one seed.

Murray has, however, had the better of their matches since they became seniors, wining on three occasions before his US Open humbling.

The pair will resume their rivalry when they meet under the lights of Rod Laver Arena today and Murray believes little should be read into their last result at Flushing Meadows, hinting his wrist complaint had hindered his performance.

‘‘You can read into it as much as you like. I know what the circumstances were,’’ he said.

“I didn’t have my best day. I played him a few times on the tour and had good results against him, except there.”