Djokovic beats Murray to win 3 successive Australian Open titles

PanARMENIAN.Net - Novak Djokovic became the first man to win three successive Australian Open titles in the professional era as he beat Andy Murray 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-2 in the final, Reuters reported.

The Serb, who has now won four of his six Grand Slam titles in Melbourne, managed to win the important points as the Briton suffered from blisters on his right foot and problems at the top of his left hamstring.

Both players produced superb service games throughout the match with Djokovic the first to achieve a break in the eighth game of the third set, propelling him to the brink of the title after the pair had shared tiebreaks in the first two sets.

Djokovic then capitalized on a flagging Murray, who had battled to a five-set win over Roger Federer on Friday, Jan 25 breaking early in the fourth set and then holding on to clinch the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup for the fourth time.

Djokovic was not the only man chasing a record.

U.S. Open champion Murray was also hoping to become the first Briton to win the title since Fred Perry in 1934 and the first man to win his second Grand Slam immediately after winning his first.