[Archive 2016-01-31] Djokovic beats Murray for fourth time, wins Aus Open 2016

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Today, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic defeated Scottish Andy Murray 6–1, 7–5, 7–6 in the Australian Open 2016 final to win the Grand Slam event for the sixth time. Murray has lost five Australian Open finals, facing Djokovic in all but one of them.

Djokovic dominated the first set, winning 6–1 in just half an hour. He served seven aces in total in the match. Murray fought back in the second set, which went up to twelve games lasting for 80 minutes. It was the longest set and Murray had nine aces, twelve in total for the match. Djokovic had 41 unforced errors, compared to Murray's 65.

The third set lasted for 63 minutes and at 6–6 it went to a tie breaker, which Djokovic won 7–3, to win the eleventh Grand Slam title of his career.

Yesterday, Jamie Murray, Andy Murray's elder brother, won the Australian Open Men's doubles with Bruno Soares. Andy Murray was there in the audience, recording his brother's speech. To which Jamie said "Andy, you should be in bed!"

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