Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray: Score and Reaction from 2015 French Open

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Published: June 6, 2015

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It took an extra day due to rain and darkness, but Novak Djokovic is heading to the 2015 French Open men's final after finishing off Andy Murray in five sets (6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 5-7, 6-1) Saturday. The Serbian sensation will face off with Stan Wawrinka in the championship match Sunday.

Before the match, Murray knew he had a tall task ahead of him in eight-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic. From the Guardian's Kevin Mitchell: "We've played each other a bunch, played in many big matches. We've played in all the other slams except this one," Murray said. "So it's going to be a great challenge. I'm aware that it's going to be extremely tough."

Both players returned to the court in good form, holding their first service games. Stewart Fisher of the Herald highlighted the strong serving from both:



It was Murray who struck first on the return. He played magnificent defense to take control of Djokovic's third service game of the day to earn a break, giving himself a chance to serve out the set to level the match.



David Law of BBC 5 Live gave high praise to Murray's level of play:



Murray didn't flinch while serving for the set, either. Djokovic didn't play poorly, but Murray was doing just a little bit more each point with his legs.

Piers Newbery of BBC Sport recapped the final games of the fourth set:



British Tennis spotlighted the comeback effort:



Djokovic responded like a champion early in the fifth. He secured an early break and quickly consolidated it to grab a 3-0 lead. His ball striking, which was a little erratic late in the fourth, was back on target to open the deciding set.

Christopher Clarey of the New York Times noted the lack of margin for error for the No. 3 seed:



Djokovic was able to break again in the sixth game to make it 5-1 and close o...
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