Well, that was exciting.
Two men on the top of their games battling to be unofficial number one. A Serb who can stretch to all sorts of positions and a Scot who has the heart and courage of a Lion. It was a close match...
The first set went the way of Murray, even though Djokovic generated five break points; he just couldn't take them. It went to a tie-break, which couldn't have gone much better for Murray if he'd planned it himself. 7-2 he took it.
Second set and there was a reversal of roles; Murray generating the chances, Djokovic taking the set. 7-3 in the tie-break.
There were still no breaks of serve right up until the penultimate game of the third set, Djokovic broke and held to ensure he took a two sets to one lead.
Fourth set was all Djokovic, he broke twice and although Murray showed some late Scottish fight, it was all in vain, Djokovic took the set 6-2 and the match 3-1.
All in all it was a good showing from the Dunblane destroyer, but on the day his opponent was just too good, Djokovic takes his third straight Aussie Open while Murray is left to contemplate what could have been and wait for his next chance to double his Grand Slam titles.
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