Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray: French Open 2016 Men’s Final Score, Reaction

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Published: June 5, 2016

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Roland Garros will haunt Novak Djokovic no longer. 

The world No. 1 won the French Open for the first time Sunday to complete the career Grand Slam, defeating Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4. It was Djokovic's fourth straight Grand Slam title and his sixth in the last eight Grand Slam tournaments. The remarkable run of dominance has left him alone at the summit of men's tennis.

He also moved one step closer to joining the best players in history, as Dan Wolken of USA Today noted:



Djokovic is just the third men's player to hold all four Grand Slam titles at one time, per Telegraph Sport.

The win removed from his back the rather large monkey that seemed to hop on every time he stepped on the Roland Garros clay. Before Sunday, he had reached the French Open final three times, only to lose each time.

ESPN Stats & Info detailed the long road Djokovic took to his first French Open title:



Djokovic won 64.5 percent of his first-serve points, ripped 41 winners—to just 23 for Murray—and was phenomenal at the net, winning 26 of his 33 points there, including some scintillating shots throughout the match.

Neither player burdened himself with mistakes, as Djokovic hit 37 unforced errors and Murray 39.

Murray looked like he might beat Djokovic early on, rolling to an easy first-set win behind four aces and a 73.7 win percentage on his first serve.

Points like this one also had Murray looking capable of winning his first title in France, per Roland Garros:



But Djokovic came surging back.

The world No. 1 obliterated Murray in the next set, tallying 11 winners, forcing five break points and breaking Murray twice. The Scot managed only one break point, and he couldn't convert it.

Of course, when Djokovic hits shots like this, he's tough to beat:



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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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