Novak Djokovic vs. Gilles Muller: Score, Reaction from 2015 Australian Open

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Published: January 26, 2015

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Novak Djokovic continued his march towards Australian Open glory with a 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 win over Gilles Muller in Round 4. The top seed was pushed hard by his opponent throughout the match, but Djokovic's class eventually shone through. 

The result and winning scoreline was confirmed by the tournament’s official Twitter account:



Here's what Djokovic had to say in the aftermath of what was an entertaining encounter:

Ahead of this match, Muller’s coach Jamie Delgado insisted the Luxembourg star was ready to seize his opportunity against the world No. 1, per BBC Sport:

It's awesome to play against the best player in the world in a night match at a Grand Slam.

That's what Gilles has worked so hard for. Twelve months ago he started off at the lower tournaments and had to go to some places he didn't want to go to, so to get to this sort of stage is amazing.

But we're also looking for him to go out there and play his game and push Djokovic, and if he plays well maybe even beat him.



As we can see here, the 31-year-old certainly has the serve to cause problems for any player:



It seemed as though Muller—who has showcased some excellent refinements in his game of late—heeded his coach’s words early on too. He put some admirable early pressure on the Djokovic serve and looked very comfortable when he had the ball in hand himself. But the Serb clung on and began to establish a rhythm.



When he finds that groove, there are few players who can live with the seven-time Grand Slam winner. He made Muller pay for not capitalising on his early blitz, breaking his imposing opponent in the seventh game before going on to take the opening stanza 6-4.

As noted by ESPN Tennis, Muller faced quite the task if he was to turn this one around:



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