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Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
RESULTS - SUNDAY, 27 JANUARY, 2013
Singles - Final
[1] N Djokovic (SRB) d. [3] A Murray (GBR) 67(2) 76(3)
63 62
Mixed Doubles - Final
J Gajdosova (AUS) / M Ebden (AUS) d. L Hradecka (CZE) /
F Cermak (CZE) 63 75
SUNDAY REVIEW DJOKOVIC WINS SIXTH MAJOR TITLE; EBDEN/GAJDOSOVA
WIN MIXED
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic became the first man in the
Open Era to win three successive Australian Open titles.
The Serbian captured his sixth Grand Slam
championship.
Djokovic is the third man in the Open Era to win four
Australian Open titles, joining Andre Agassi and Roger
Federer.
Djokovic improved to an 11-7 record over Murray in
their FedEx ATP Head2Head series, avenging the five-set
defeat he suffered to the Scot in last years US Open
final.
Murray was attempting to become the first player to
back up his first Grand Slam title with victory at the
following major championship.
Murray lost out in the final at Melbourne Park for the
third time. The right-hander has a 1-5 record in major
finals.
Australians Matthew Ebden and Jarmila Gajdosova won
the Australian Open mixed doubles title. It was the
first Grand Slam championship for both Ebden and
Gajdosova.
Ebden and Gajdosova are the first Australians to win
the mixed doubles title at Melbourne Park since 2005,
when Scott Draper and Samantha Stosur triumphed.
WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID
Djokovic: "Winning it three [times] in a row, it's
incredible. It's very thrilling. I'm full of joy right
now. It's going to give me a lot of confidence for the
rest of the season, that's for sure.
"When you play one of your biggest rivals and somebody
that is in top form in the finals of a Grand Slam, there
is a lot to play for. I think it went two hours, 20
minutes, the first two sets. I think that says enough
about the intensity of the match.
"There were a few turning points in the match. Maybe one
of them was the second game in the second set when I was
0/40 against the breeze. He missed a few shots. I
managed to have that crucial hold. After that I felt
just mentally a little bit lighter and more confident on
the court than I had done in the first hour or so."
Murray: I have to try and look at the positives of the
last few months, and I think I'm going the right
direction. I know that no one's ever won a Grand Slam,
the immediate one after winning their first one. It's
not the easiest thing to do and I got extremely close.
[But] the past few months have been the best tennis of
my life. I made the Wimbledon final, won the [London]
Olympics and won the US Open. I was close here as well.
"I went on the court and felt pretty calm from the
beginning of the match. I was obviously still nervous,
but I think I just felt more at home
on a court like
that when you're playing for a Grand Slam title. Now I
feel more comfortable.
Ebden: You never know how many chances you'll get to
play a Grand Slam final. So to come out with a win in
our first final and get a title straightaway and to
become Grand Slam champions is an amazing feeling and
something we'll always have. It's an amazing honour to
have our name on a Grand Slam trophy.