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Top-ranked Novak Djokovic won his third Sony Ericsson Open title Sunday, holding every service game to beat Andy Murray 6-1, 7-6 (4).
The lone break point Djokovic faced came in the fifth game, and he erased that. In the tiebreaker he lost only one service point, went ahead to stay when Murray double-faulted to make it 3-2, and closed out the victory when the Scotsman sailed his final forehand long.
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Check out this wax sculpture of Novak Djokovic. Kind of creepy, but most wax sculptures are.
Novak Djokovic pulled off quite a celebration after winning the Australian Open. Just think what would happen if he managed to win the French Open. Photos: AFP/Getty Images
(Source: sports.nationalpost.com)
Here is our front page for Jan. 30: “After nearly six hours of tennis, only one man is left standing — and he is not the winner.”
Novak Djokovic rallies to beat Andy Murray
Defending champion Novak Djokovic has moved into an Australian Open final against Rafael Nadal after edging Andy Murray in a five-set, almost five-hour semifinal late Friday night.
Despite appearing tired and sore from the second set, Djokovic rallied to beat Murray 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 7-5 in a rematch of the 2011 final at Melbourne Park to reach his third consecutive Grand Slam final.
2011 in Sport: The rise of Djokovic
The Shot was more a result of destiny than luck. Much as 2010 had been about crowning Rafael Nadal the new King of Tennis, 2011 represented the Rise of the Joker.
Novak Djokovic, who was often thought of as the third wheel, went 6-0 against Nadal (all their matches came in tournament finals) and 4-1 against Roger Federer. But what silenced any critic who dared to suggest that Djokovic was not mentally or physically strong enough to be the world No. 1, was his endurance. For four straight months, he was unbeatable.
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TENNIS: Novak Djokovic of Serbia serves during the men’s singles match against Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia during the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images for Barclays
