MELBOURNE, Australia - Novak Djokovic left no space to scrutinize his strength on Sunday night. The 28-year-old Serbian vanquished No. 2 Andy Murray in straight sets, 6-1, 7-5, 7-6, in transit to his third-straight Grand Slam title and eleventh by and large.
This is his 6th Australian Open title, a record among the men's singles field. Four of those six have come against Murray.
Djokovic has now won 21-straight matches in Grand Slams, going back to the begin of Wimbledon a year ago. He just lost one Grand Slam match in 2015, when Stan Wawrinka beat him in the French Open last. The main thing missing from Djokovic's trophy case is that slippery French Open crown.
Murray was playing in his fifth Australian Open title. The two-time Grand Slam champion and Olympic gold medalist told the media Friday that he knew he had a colossal undertaking in front of him, however anything could happen in any given match. Djokovic was 21-9 in their vocation no holds barred and had won 10 of his last 11 matches against the Scot, however Murray had twice beaten him in a noteworthy last.
Those past matches truly didn't make a difference, Murray said. However, Sunday, he neglected to make sense of an approach to put the apparitions of those past matches behind him. When he went to the platform a short time later, he figured out how to split a joke about it. "I sense that I've been here before," he said.
There was little he could have done. Djokovic was on his diversion from the principal point. He won the initial five recreations of the match, while Murray looked lazy. Murray played a more grounded second set, serving nine experts while hitting 21 champs, contrasted with two pros and eight victors from Djokovic. They remained focused to 3-3, then Djokovic broke. Murray crushed right spirit. The devastating blow came at 5-5, when Murray let a 40-Love advantage disappear. Djokovic shook off five straight focuses, breaking on an unforced mistake from Murray. Djokovic served out the set to take the two-set favorable position.
He kept that force going into the third, softening Murray up the main diversion. Murray crushed spirit at 3-2. The set when to a tiebreak. There, Djokovic overwhelmed. He fixed the win with an expert.
The win moves Djokovic into a tie with Roy Emerson for most titles at the Australian Open and into fifth spot on the rundown ever Grand Slam titles. He imparts fifth spot to Bjorn Borg and Rod Laver. Just Roy Emerson, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal have more.
Asked in his public interview what had happened in the primary set, Murray noted that'd he began moderate in each match this week. There's been a considerable measure going on, he said. His wife is over eight months pregnant. He said all through that he would leave on the off chance that she started giving birth. His dad in-law, Nigel Sears, was here, as he is mentors ladies' singles player Ana Ivanovic. Burns broken down amid Ivanovic's fourth round match and must be taken to a doctor's facility. Murray was likewise on court at the time, and went to see Sears straight in the wake of winning. Burns ended up being alright.
A passionate Murray specified the trouble of the week as he said thanks to the group on Sunday night.
"Lastly to my wife Kim, I'm certain she's watching back home," Murray said at the platform. "You've been a legend the most recent two weeks, thank you for the greater part of your backing. Furthermore, I'll be on the following flight home."
He later said he'd been on hang on each flight throughout the previous five days. The public interview was short, as it was at that point 11:15p.m. also, he was because of catch the 1a.m. out of Melbourne.
As Murray hurried to the air terminal, Djokovic's festival proceeded around the grounds.
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