Djokovic beats Murray to win his 6th Australian Open

It is yet another rematch between Andy Murray the World Ranked No. 2 and the best player on the planet Novak Djokovic in a rematch of the 2015 final.

Novak Djokovic tied Roy Emerson with a record six Australian Open titles when he beat Andy Murray 6-1, 7-5, 7-6(3) in Sunday night’s final.

The Serb has already won three Wimbledons and two US Opens, and he’s definitely good enough to be a rare Grand Slammer, last achieved by Rod Laver in 1964 as an amateur, and 1969 as a professional. However, the Scot’s former coach did also win the title three times in NY, whereas Murray has yet to taste victory here.

He said: “I feel like I’ve been here before”. His wife, Kim, is due to have their first child in February and didn’t travel with him. Last night I finished really late. As you can see from the (very long) highlights below, Djokovic wasn’t bad today so much as inconsistent (at least, after his dominant 6-1 first set).

For now, Murray is planning on playing. “A lot’s been going on. I don’t want to think how far it can go all where my boundaries are”, he said.

The slow start saw Murray trail 5-0 after just 19 minutes. She looked and sounded like a champion and she revealed she now has one player firmly in her sights: Serena Williams. At 40-30, they played a wonderful 35-shot rally, which ended with Murray putting a backhand wide.

Any hope of a comeback seemed remote when Murray fluffed a smash barely halfway up the net in the opening game of the decider to give Djokovic two break points, the second of which Djokovic converted with a sublime backhand pass down the line. I didn’t think I hit my forehand as well as I could have done. Djokovic’s third consecutive Slam title in a row now puts him in line for a “Serb Slam”, a fourth in a row at the upcoming French Open. “I’ll be on the next flight home”. “I think you need to work twice as hard when you’re up there”.

Djokovic won his 21st straight match at a Grand Slam as he produced 31 winners and broke Murray five times. “And what he has done in the previous year has been incredible consistency”.

“I can’t allow myself to relax and enjoy”, Djokovic said.

This was Djokovic’s 17th win in his last 18 matches against top 10 opponents. Indian Wells and Miami will next bring all the big dogs together to test the world No. 1.

– He has held the ATP number one ranking since July, 2014.

“It’s an incredible feeling, especially because of the fact that I managed to make history tonight and equal Roy Emerson’s record of six Australian Opens”, Djokovic said. “I’ve had the fortune to win this trophy now for six times, but I never experienced such support”, said Djokovic, acknowledging the hundreds of Serbians who chanted, sang and waved their red, white and blue flags as he conducted post-match interviews.

“(I’m) very hungry (for Paris)”, he concluded.