Novak Djokovic Climbing Ladder of Historic Greats with Australian Open Title

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Published: February 1, 2015

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On Sunday evening in Melbourne, Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-0 to win his fifth Australian Open title and his eighth major overall.

It wasn't always pretty, but there are no style points in the history books.

Djokovic, 27, now owns more Australian Open titles than any man in the Open Era. He is tied with Andre Agassi, Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors on the all-time list for Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era.

That's not a bad day's work.

"I'd like to congratulate Novak on his fantastic, incredible record. It's thoroughly deserved," Murray said on court after the match.

"I'm so privileged and honored and grateful to be standing here as a champion five times," the Serb told the crowd on court as he accepted his trophy.




This era of men's tennis has spoiled us so much that sometimes it's hard to fully appreciate everything we are seeing.

For example, it's easy to get so wrapped up in Roger Federer's 17 Slams and great form at the age of 33, and Rafael Nadal's 14 Slams and quest to catch Federer, that we completely overlook what a career Djokovic is carving out for himself in the midst of it all.

Just think about it: Since the Open Era began in 1968, only four men have won more majors than Djokovic has, and two of them are still active.

Djokovic is just a French Open victory away from being the fifth player to win all four Slams in the Open Era, and he's now just three major titles away from tying Bjorn Borg with 11. Both of those goals are well within the Serb's reach, particularly now that he's learned how to win Slams when he's not at his peak.



It's been a pivotal year for Djokovic, who has been increasingly in the spotlight due to the struggles of the other Big Four members. (Although, let it be known that the Big Four are back to being ranked No. 1-4, so rumors of the group...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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