Australian Open 2015: Twitter Reacts to Djokovic vs. Murray Men’s Final

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Published: February 1, 2015

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After a slow start in the 2015 Australian Open championship, Novak Djokovic turned things on late to defeat Andy Murray 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-0 to capture his fifth career title at the year's first major. 

Murray was able to put forth a valiant effort in the first two sets and had an opportunity to put the heat on Djokovic in the third set, but the 27-year-old wore down late. Even in defeat, it was a strong start to the year for the world's sixth-ranked player after struggling and being limited by injuries in 2014. 

After the match, Murray didn't have a lot of positive things to say other than what his goals will be this time next year, via Ben Rothenberg of The New York Times:



For Djokovic, this is all just par for the course. The world's top-ranked player did exactly what he was supposed to do throughout this tournament to come out with a victory, his fifth at the Australian Open and fourth in the last five years. 

Djokovic's post-match comments gave thanks and appreciation to his team and the people who came out to watch the tournament, via Australian Open Twitter:



Djokovic has been practically unbeatable on the court at Melbourne Park, losing only once since 2011, via SportsCenter:



Per Adam Zagoria of SNY.tv, Djokovic's eighth career major championship also moved him into elite company:



It certainly wasn't an easy win, as the ATP World Tour noted Murray came down from two games in the second set to even things up:



Murray actually took the first two games of the third set too, but that's when Djokovic really turned on the heat, via ESPN Tennis:



Things were so tense on the court for a while that Djokovic's wife Jelena, who gave birth to the couple's first child in October, tweeted out photos of her needing to take a walk because things didn't look good earl...
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