Defeating Murray, Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open for the 5th time
•February 1, 2015 20:35
Defeating Andy Murray with the scores of 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-0 in the final, Novak Djokovic won the 2015 Australian Open. This is his 5th Australian Open championship and the 8th Grand Slam championship of his career.
Novak Djokovic and Murray compete at Rod Laver Arena.
With this title, Nole is only 1 title behind Australian legend Roy Emerson in Australian Open history.
However, if counting from the open era (1968), he is the greatest tennis player with 5 titles in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015.
Djokovic wins Australian Open 2015. Source: AFP/Getty Images
This is also Djokovic's fourth consecutive victory over Murray at the Australian Open, including three matches in the final.
After this tournament, Novak Djokovic continues to hold the world number 1 position, while Murray will return to the top 3.
Some pictures from the top match betweenNovak Djokovic and Andy Murray: