2015 Australian Open Final: Djokovic vs. Murray

[Riotbeard]

NOLE NOLE NOLE... Back to sleep.

 

[Federberg]

This loss will really hurt

 

[Federberg]

5 time winner. The Melbourne Mangler!

 

[Front242]

No mercy. Djokovic wins. FLAWLESS VICTORY! FATALITY! Actually not exactly flawless

 

[calitennis127]

Front, you called it in that third set. I'm glad you were right but I was expecting to see Murray have more left.

 

[Federberg]

It's one thing to be bagelled by Rafa when he's in the zone at RG. It's quite another to be dismissed by Novak when he's not even playing that well

 

[Front242]

Wow nice! Some lucky person got Novak's racquet. How cool is that?!

 

[TsarMatt]

5 AO titles.

That's an amazing accomplishment. Well done, Djokovic!

 

[Kieran]

Really, it's all about the W. Congrats to Nole, the owner of a sub-continent! :clap :clap

Good tournament for Murray too. Last 13 games he evaporated but he's getting back to his best and this is good for tennis... :clap

 

[Federberg]

So that's 5 AO; 2 Wimbledons; 1 USO?

The most shocking thing about that, is that it's only one USO. That is scary.. surely he'll win 2 or 3 of those?

 

[Kirijax]

Congrats to Novak. Back to the drawing board for Muzzfuzz and his entourage.

 

[calitennis127]

So that's 5 AO; 2 Wimbledons; 1 USO?

The most shocking thing about that, is that it's only one USO. That is scary.. surely he'll win 2 or 3 of those?

He should have 3.....he played two of his worst finals to lose those two to Nadal.

 

[Front242]

So that's 5 AO; 2 Wimbledons; 1 USO?

The most shocking thing about that, is that it's only one USO. That is scary.. surely he'll win 2 or 3 of those?

Yeah, should've won more US Opens alright but then again so should old Wodger :snicker

 

[Federberg]

Congrats to Novak. Back to the drawing board for Muzzfuzz and his entourage.

I don't think so. This was a good tournament for Andy. You can't be that far from the top and expect to just win one again. He's on the right track. No slumping or sulking for the next few months though

 

[rafanoy1992]

Congratulations to Novak Djokovic for winning his 8th Slam and his 5th Australian Open!

As for Murray, like I said before, he had a lot to lose in this match. Too bad he couldn't capitalize the opportunity tonight. The good thing he does look like he is physically fit and ready to go battle this year. The bad thing is he still needs to find a way to defeat Djokovic, Federer, and Nadal in any tournament.

 

[Kieran]

So that's 5 AO; 2 Wimbledons; 1 USO?

The most shocking thing about that, is that it's only one USO. That is scary.. surely he'll win 2 or 3 of those?

He should have 3.....he played two of his worst finals to lose those two to Nadal.

Really? :laydownlaughing

Be glad for what he has - 8 majors! That's great! :clap

 

[TennisFanatic7]

A couple of key moments in this match may well have changed everything for Andy because he was Nole's equal until he couldn't convert that break point at 3-3 in the previous set.

That volley in the first set tie-break was key, although there's no guarantee whatsoever that Andy would have won that set, and if he had no guarantee he would have still won the second.

At the end of the day, this has been a good tournament for Andy. He's returned to a slam final, even at his best he'd struggle to beat Nole over 4-5 sets on this court and today you can argue the match has swung on a few key moments where he hasn't been quite clinical enough. Maybe if this wasn't his first slam final in 18 months (he hasn't even contested a Masters final since he won Wimbledon), he'd have reacted better on the big points, maybe not.

Either way, this has been a very positive fortnight for Murray even if he'll be gutted right now. If you put into context how outrageous it would have been to bounce back from his 2014 campaign and win the Aussie Open straight off the bat this year, can't be too upset that it hasn't happened.

Congratulations to Novak who was forced to grind out a tough win on what appeared to be a very difficult day for him to find his best form. About time he wins the French this year. I've been saying it for almost two years now but he's in a great position to dominate the tour for the next couple of years and secure his legacy.

 

[Kieran]

A couple of key moments in this match may well have changed everything for Andy because he was Nole's equal until he couldn't convert that break point at 3-3 in the previous set.

That volley in the first set tie-break was key, although there's no guarantee whatsoever that Andy would have won that set, and if he had no guarantee he would have still won the second.

At the end of the day, this has been a good tournament for Andy. He's returned to a slam final, even at his best he'd struggle to beat Nole over 4-5 sets on this court and today you can argue the match has swung on a few key moments where he hasn't been quite clinical enough. Maybe if this wasn't his first slam final in 18 months (he hasn't even contested a Masters final since he won Wimbledon), he'd have reacted better on the big points, maybe not.

Either way, this has been a very positive fortnight for Murray even if he'll be gutted right now. If you put into context how outrageous it would have been to bounce back from his 2014 campaign and win the Aussie Open straight off the bat this year, can't be too upset that it hasn't happened.

Congratulations to Novak who was forced to grind out a tough win on what appeared to be a very difficult day for him to find his best form. About time he wins the French this year. I've been saying it for almost two years now but he's in a great position to dominate the tour for the next couple of years and secure his legacy.

Great post...

 

[Kirijax]

That Norman Bates Trophy is the best one of the Grand Slams in my opinion. It's awesome.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Congratulations Novak!!!!!!! you just own the plexicushion court Down Under or as we name it The Happy Slam!!!!!!!!!!!!