Today we saw Belarussian, Victoria Azarenka defend her Australian Open title, tomorrow we could see Novak Djokovic defend his. Hoping to stop that happening, fresh from his debut Grand Slam title, is Andy Murray.
Both players are going for records; Djokovic will be the first man to win three Australian Open titles in a row, whilst Murray will be the first to win the next Grand Slam directly after winning his first. As well as that, with a win tomorrow, Murray will have the most wins in a Grand Slam by any Brit.
Throughout the tournament, Murray has eased through, before being tested by Roger Federer in the semis, eventually coming through in five sets. On the other hand, Djokovic had struggled to make the semis before coming up with some of his best tennis to see off David Ferrer in straight sets. This means that Djokovic will be well rested for the final, but also that Murray has been able to come through a tough challenge. This should give him confidence to win his second Slam on the trot. Also on his side is the fact that last years winner, Djokovic himself had a five set semi before going on to win the final and that four of the last five winners have come from the second semi..
That is why I think that Murray will win (as I have said from the beginning) in five sets however, if Djokovic does win, it will be in four sets.
Your predictions and opinions are welcome.
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