Australian Open 2015: Day 14 Results, Highlights and Scores Recap from Melbourne

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Published: February 1, 2015

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In what became a classic war of attrition, Novak Djokovic beat a sensational Andy Murray to take the Australian Open men's singles title in Melbourne.

The Serbian master won the match 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-0 in a gruelling battle

In the day's other match, Martina Hingis became a Grand Slam champion once again as she and India's Leander Paes won the mixed doubles crown against Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor.

Here is a roundup of Sunday's play:



 

Novak Powers Through Against Murray



Murray's path to the final showed how he has nearly found his top game once again, but he met his match against world No. 1 Djokovic.

The Serb killed the match off in the closing stages as Murray faded, winning the final set 6-0.

Djokovic had taken the first set after a fantastic tiebreaker, but his British opponent traded blows and claimed the second, also through the tiebreak.

Djokovic seemed to have suffered a couple of knocks during the exchanges, appearing to twist an ankle, but the Serbian machine stayed in check and continued to go toe-to-toe with his opponent.



But the match swung favourably in the No. 1 seed's favour in the third set, and he did not look back, outlasting Murray in an absorbing encounter that took plenty out of both men.

In the fourth, Djokovic raced to a 4-0 lead as Murray collapsed physically, losing his discipline and allowing the favourite to get a stranglehold on the title.

Former British star Greg Rusedski commented about the swing to Djokovic late in the match, with presenter Georgie Bingham saying the Scot was missing his former coach:







In the end, Murray could not live with Djokovic's powers of endurance, and his meltdown late in the day will disappoint the former Wimbledon champion. 

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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