JesuslookslikeBorg said:
here is the report of the mens final (but not on the homepage)..
murray let his silly head float away into the void by djokovics rope-a-dope drama queen "injuries"..
such epic irony has barely been witnessed in the known or unknown world encompassing at least 15'004 years of fully documented human activity.
murray the king of drama queens moaning about someone else grabbing various parts of the body and gesticulating up to his players box...you've just got to laugh...a bit.
umm..and novak did start teeing off with his nuclear tipped backhands down the line etc..that left murray flailing around the baseline looking like an overheated seal gasping on a beach waiting for the tide to come in a bit.
oh yeah..djokovic won in four.
I wrote my own gosh darn it.
The 2015 Australian Open between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray had all the potential of a great match but in the end, tennis fans saw the number one player in the world take another step to joining the select group of greatest players of all-time. Djokovic won his Open-Era record 5th Australian Open title and his eighth Grand Slam championship overall, while denying Murray yet again his chance to finally win a Grand Slam title Down Under.
Both players seemed to be heading into the final at the top of their game. Djokovic struggled a bit against his nemesis Stan Wawrinka in their semifinal match, but the 6-0 fifth set erased any doubts about him being at the top of his game. Murray had a revival of sorts during this tournament, defeating some potentially tricky opponents, taking down Grigor Dimitrov in the 4th round, overcoming Australian hope Nick Kyrgios in the quarterfinals, and winning an emotional battle against Tomas Berdych in the semifinals.
Both players had their own demons to deal with before the final. Djokovic was last year’s number one and the Wimbledon champion, but he has been tripped up too many times in the last stages of Grand Slam tournaments lately. To be honest, his record of 7-7 in Grand Slam finals is not worthy of a player of his stature. He needed to win this one. Meanwhile Murray has been battling to regain his 2012-13 form after back surgery. He had changed coaches to renew that fire that Lendl had lit and he looked ready. He had to deal with the hubaloo of the media’s excitement over his fiancee’s apparent trash-talk in the player’s box during the semifinals, but he looked focused, sharp and back to top form. Murray needed to win this one to rightfully reclaim his spot in the “Big Fourâ€.
The first set saw Djokovic grab a quick lead, only to give it up and let Murray force a tie-break. But Djokovic did what he does best and took the set in a close one. The second set was back and forth, with Murray getting a quick break, then falling behind, before finally catching up and taking the 2nd set tiebreak with some of his best tennis of the day. Then all the drama started. Murray grabbed a quick 2-0 lead and with Djokovic looking like he could barely stand, Murray’s dream of finally winning the Australian Open looked like a very possible reality. Murray was hitting well, hustling, lunging, getting everything back and had Djokovic on the ropes.
Then it all fell apart for Murray. Maybe Djokovic’s condition got into his head. Djokovic quickly regained his footing and started clawing back. Murray suddenly couldn’t do anything right. He looked all out of rhythm while Djokovic was back to his best, attacking Murray’s second serve and running him all over the court. Djokovic even managed to hit the overheads with confidence. After being ahead 2-0 in the third, Djokovic went on to win 12 of the last 13 games to take the title over a stunned Murray, leaving his fiancee muttering god-knows-what in the players box.
A very cool handshake from Murray was followed by a trophy ceremony with Djokovic telling Murray and his fiancee to make a lot of babies (!) while Murray glared at Djokovic from behind. At the press conference, Murray complained of Djokovic’s “faking illness†at the beginning of the third set, but it was nothing Djokovic, or Murray for that matter, had not done before. Murray was more upset at himself than anyone for letting it get to him the way it apparently did.
At any rate, Djokovic is once again the King of Australia and with his 5th title (second only to Roy Emerson’s all-time record of six), he is now on the precipice of entering the upper echelon of the greatest players in the history of the sport. His accolades continues to grow; eight Grand Slam title, four World Tour Finals titles, 48 career titles, three Year-End No. 1s, 20 Master 1000 titles and a Davis Cup. With Rafael Nadal’s injuries and Roger Federer’s advancing age, Djokovic just may have a chance to pull off a Calendar Grand Slam this year. It’s a long road ahead, but the one man who has the ability to accomplish right now took the first huge step.
