:00:40. > :00:50.Andy Murray has yet to win the Australian Open. He has lost in four
:00:51. > :00:59.finals. The last three to one man, Novak Djokovic.
:01:00. > :01:02.Four finals, four times, not to be. He will take encouragement from
:01:03. > :01:09.victories over Djokovic in the finals of the US Open and Wimbledon.
:01:10. > :01:13.It is over! Andy Murray is the Wimbledon champion!
:01:14. > :01:21.So as the spectre of the serve rises once more, well Andy finally
:01:22. > :01:28.overcome his nemesis and exercise his demon and down under? -- the
:01:29. > :01:32.Serbian player. Although being a four time finalist
:01:33. > :01:37.is impressive for these players, it is about winning titles so now on
:01:38. > :01:45.the fifth time of asking, but Andy win the title that has proved so
:01:46. > :01:49.elusive? By contrast, this is a happy hunting ground for the World
:01:50. > :01:54.Number 1. A win today takes him level with great -- Roy Emerson 16
:01:55. > :02:00.Australian Open crowns and alongside Bjorn Borg and Rod Laver with a
:02:01. > :02:05.total of 11 grand slam titles. They have been friendly growing up but
:02:06. > :02:09.now they are intense rivals at the top of their sport. They have met in
:02:10. > :02:13.five grand slam finals already, Murray was victorious in the US Open
:02:14. > :02:19.in 2012 and Wimbledon in 2013 but it has been all Djokovic in Melbourne
:02:20. > :02:23.including last year, so Djokovic leads the grand slam final
:02:24. > :02:27.head-to-head 3-2. The build-up to this match could not have been more
:02:28. > :02:31.different for the two, Djokovic dispatched Roger Federer in his semi
:02:32. > :02:35.and had a couple of days off, Andy Murray was taken to five sets a day
:02:36. > :02:43.later by Milos Raonic and was courtside to see his brother went to
:02:44. > :02:47.Men's Doubles, with Bruno Soares. This was his straight grand slam
:02:48. > :02:51.final forward Jamie and third time lucky. This is their third season
:02:52. > :02:56.together and what a start beating the experienced Daniel Nestor and
:02:57. > :03:00.Radek Stepanek. It was the second grand slam title of Jamie after
:03:01. > :03:04.winning the Mixed Doubles and Wimbledon in 2007 and Andy showed
:03:05. > :03:08.brotherly love, he was too nervous to watch courtside but came at the
:03:09. > :03:12.end of the match to catch it on camera. His oldest brother's
:03:13. > :03:17.greatest triumph. So with the family success story continue today? It is
:03:18. > :03:20.the final we expected, Murray against Djokovic, they are playing
:03:21. > :03:25.for the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup. There have you encountered
:03:26. > :03:28.between the two over the years and would this be another bruising
:03:29. > :03:34.encounter? Djokovic has taken tennis to a new level and tennis's greatest
:03:35. > :03:40.challenge is to beat him over five sets. The challenge facing Murray.
:03:41. > :03:46.Djokovic one the first 6-1, Andy Murray needed to dig deep and find a
:03:47. > :03:49.way in. In the second set, it is 1-1, Murray to serve, the
:03:50. > :04:35.commentators John Lloyd and Andrew Castle.
:04:36. > :04:45.Slipping up a huge amount of support you for Andy Murray. It is a fifth
:04:46. > :04:53.Australian Open final for him. He is level with Pete Sampras and Rafael
:04:54. > :04:54.Nadal, no less, 145 match wins at the Australian Open, without winning
:04:55. > :05:26.it yet. -- on 45. Well played, Murray. Djokovic is not
:05:27. > :05:37.used to being countered to this degree Simon did a good job of it.
:05:38. > :05:43.That was back in round four, they played 16. To the limits, or hours
:05:44. > :05:54.56 minutes. Simon succumbing in the fifth set, 101 fours arose Djokovic.
:05:55. > :05:58.56 minutes. Simon succumbing in the tournament. -- 100 unforced errors,
:05:59. > :06:15.four Djokovic. Simon was superb. In that match, Simon, it was
:06:16. > :06:20.interesting category. The majority of his ground strokes were down the
:06:21. > :06:25.middle with no pace. It was an interesting tactical performance
:06:26. > :06:29.from Simon. I suppose he figured he has had no success against Djokovic,
:06:30. > :06:41.try something different, and it almost worked. The famous Muhammad
:06:42. > :06:50.Ali tactics. Give him nothing and, out and perhaps attacked a little
:06:51. > :06:51.bit at the end. Simon one of the most intelligent players out there,
:06:52. > :07:18.as is this man. It is unreal, at 15-30, he a
:07:19. > :07:21.backhand deep, baseline, hard, high bouncing. And that second serve was
:07:22. > :07:27.much harder than Murray bouncing. And that second serve was
:07:28. > :07:30.It was good but it came back at him and put him straight under the
:07:31. > :07:35.pressure and that is the problem. Once he misses his first serve, you
:07:36. > :07:36.feel Murray is almost not going to miss a point, and he is serving
:07:37. > :07:56.well. He will
:07:57. > :08:00.nullified the serve again and they were into a baseline rally and you
:08:01. > :08:06.worry every time you go into one of those with Djokovic. Ten or 11 more
:08:07. > :08:21.of those and that will be fine! For British fans.
:08:22. > :08:31.This return again. It is amazing. Another great serve. It can go
:08:32. > :08:34.unnoticed. If you hit a first serve like that at your club, they put
:08:35. > :08:38.unnoticed. If you hit a first serve in the first team and make you
:08:39. > :08:43.Captain! It was great. Against anybody else, he would have been on
:08:44. > :08:44.the attack. But against Djokovic, right away, he is defending the
:08:45. > :09:03.game. It is just brittle. No wait! I don't believe that! That
:09:04. > :09:10.did not happen! -- no way. That is just too good. Do you stop those
:09:11. > :09:14.after the return and see where Djokovic is? Yes, you go, this is
:09:15. > :09:22.nine out of ten, this is Murray's point. There is this blue and white
:09:23. > :09:33.flash. Look at the right leg, the left leg sliding. Andy was off and
:09:34. > :09:44.running. Oh, dear! Well done. I still cannot get over a backhand!
:09:45. > :09:49.Be careful here. Starting to get a little bit negative with some of his
:09:50. > :10:03.comments. Yes, it is? That is a result of what
:10:04. > :10:10.happened in the previous point on that side. You feel like you have to
:10:11. > :10:14.play an Olympic point every time to get the ball past him. I take your
:10:15. > :10:20.point about Murray. Djokovic is hearing this and he is loving this.
:10:21. > :10:24.He said, well done. He gave the fist bump. Sarcastic. Djokovic is aware
:10:25. > :11:02.of it. Do not give him any bonuses. He did well. I thought that point
:11:03. > :11:06.was over. He is hanging in. Still early in a five set match. The third
:11:07. > :11:10.game of the second set, but you feel there is a Mini battle going on here
:11:11. > :11:16.which would suggest it is the heart of the match in some ways. Murray
:11:17. > :11:18.has to hang in at this point, he cannot get two sets down, surely.
:11:19. > :12:01.Doing well this set. That is the sarcastic smile when he
:12:02. > :12:34.misses a ball. It is negative energy.
:12:35. > :12:44.I don't see him hit too many overheads. Andy Murray. But very, to
:12:45. > :12:45.bowl, this was high, it was coming down straight. Putting his weight
:12:46. > :13:46.forward -- but very comfortable. Can you believe these guys? This is
:13:47. > :13:52.so hard on Murray. He is number two in the world, a US Open champion, a
:13:53. > :13:58.Wimbledon champion, he won the Davis Cup for Great Britain, an Olympic
:13:59. > :14:02.Gold medal. And yet Djokovic is just at the moment, in this match, he is
:14:03. > :14:06.superior. Yes, no questions he is having to defend. A time violation,
:14:07. > :14:19.a code violation? Time. See? All right. In the meantime,
:14:20. > :14:39.break point. He is having to serve unbelievably
:14:40. > :14:47.well in the game just to hang in. I think that is about four serves that
:14:48. > :14:50.could not be returned and he is still only on deuce. The sort of
:14:51. > :14:56.game where if Djokovic does not break, it is still valuable.
:14:57. > :15:05.Absolutely. This is straining for Murray. But a big boost if Murray
:15:06. > :15:07.can hold, psychologically. ( -- a potential momentum change, we will
:15:08. > :15:18.see. Now Murray has a game plan, get out
:15:19. > :15:26.of it now. Very good second serve he hit. That is a brave second serve,
:15:27. > :15:29.he has lost the first set 6-1. Deuce, he went for that second serve
:15:30. > :15:33.just inside the line much harder than he used to serve it. He still
:15:34. > :15:46.has the confidence to go for it, which is a good sign. Amazing cold.
:15:47. > :15:53.-- hold. The first set, 30 minutes. Three games the second set, 23
:15:54. > :15:54.minutes. That was over ten minutes. 2-1, second set, decent final
:15:55. > :16:10.developing here. Djokovic the top dog, defending
:16:11. > :16:43.champion, serving. 1-2, second set. Now, after holding, after ten long
:16:44. > :16:49.tough minutes in the previous game, Murray has got something on his side
:16:50. > :17:07.now, court momentum. It is important in tennis. A good start to the game.
:17:08. > :17:18.He tried to take it early, the tax fixed very clear. -- tactics. He
:17:19. > :17:24.could have had 0- 34 first time. Sticking with it, though. Yes, he is
:17:25. > :18:24.not still believing in what he is doing out here.
:18:25. > :18:36.They of out entirely problem here with the stop -- Djokovic got
:18:37. > :18:41.himself out of a problem here with the serve. At the French Open, he
:18:42. > :18:46.served 16, seven double faults a match and you looked at him and you
:18:47. > :18:50.really thought, is he ever going to get this serve right? It was the
:18:51. > :18:57.worst serve, it was terrible. He got backhand neck his serve is a weapon.
:18:58. > :19:03.-- got back, and now that is a weapon. Every time he got to a
:19:04. > :19:05.-- got back, and now that is a second set, but he would serve a
:19:06. > :19:10.second double faults. It was more of the old Axbridge position which
:19:11. > :19:15.seems to have gone out of favour, and the elbow and getting it down.
:19:16. > :19:19.It was terrible. He did not have it. He threw the thing up and it was
:19:20. > :19:33.literally a straight arm, very strange.
:19:34. > :19:42.A number of people have been working with him over the years, Djokovic.
:19:43. > :19:46.Todd Martin, Mark Woodforde, others. Marion, now Boris Becker. Boris
:19:47. > :20:36.Becker has taken the lead role, it would appear.
:20:37. > :21:05.The worst overhead from Novak Djokovic, but great scrambling!
:21:06. > :22:08.Murray holds Wonderful. What a point! Djokovic,
:22:09. > :22:12.absolutely no way he should have won that rally. Three times, was put in
:22:13. > :22:19.almost impossible situations by Murray and just got the ball with
:22:20. > :22:24.full stretch back into play deep and eventually Murray wakes down. It is
:22:25. > :22:25.just awesome! How do you put the ball away against him? Almost
:22:26. > :22:49.impossible. What a return of serve! He is not
:22:50. > :22:54.changing that tactic, he is going after the second serve whenever he
:22:55. > :22:59.gets a chance, he takes that ball on not very successful in the first set
:23:00. > :23:03.but getting more success in the second and this was a very good
:23:04. > :23:28.second serve. Murray just taking it so early.
:23:29. > :23:40.Yes. We are seeing the best of Murray now. Just a little tetchy. He
:23:41. > :23:45.is under pressure for the first time in this match, Djokovic. This is
:23:46. > :23:47.interesting, he was two set up against Federer before everything
:23:48. > :23:53.went the way of Roger and the standard belt but now Murray is very
:23:54. > :24:17.much in this game and I would like to know who is counting
:24:18. > :24:21.these unforced errors. It is difficult to call an unforced error
:24:22. > :24:56.like that shooting through the surface at 100 mph!
:24:57. > :25:07.A real head-to-head this. This is not helping. No. These taxing
:25:08. > :25:17.rallies these two play that other players gasp at, being played under
:25:18. > :25:24.clear skies. 17 Celsius. So the weather is on their side for this
:25:25. > :25:26.evening final in Melbourne. Still demanding but it is not like it is
:25:27. > :25:55.40 Celsius. The pace, so much of that in that
:25:56. > :26:00.rally from Murray. A huge backhand, a couple of big forehand shots
:26:01. > :26:05.putting the pressure on Djokovic. A good passage of play here from
:26:06. > :26:07.Murray. Great hold in the last game are pushing Djokovic on his serve as
:26:08. > :27:04.well. He had it! He had it. A well played
:27:05. > :27:11.point. Just the execution letting him down at the end. This is what he
:27:12. > :27:15.was doing in set three and four in the semifinal of the French Open
:27:16. > :27:18.last year. He was dictating and hitting winners past Djokovic. He
:27:19. > :27:43.has got the power to get through him.
:27:44. > :27:51.Did you see that slice from Murray? One inch away from the ground. A
:27:52. > :27:55.vicious slice. The last two games is what I thought we would see this
:27:56. > :28:01.entire match. We did not see it in the first set because the game of
:28:02. > :28:08.Djokovic was a different planet and Murray was below his best go -- and
:28:09. > :28:12.going for it too much. This is what you expect to see time and time
:28:13. > :28:21.again, they negate each other. So similar.
:28:22. > :28:32.Get in. No, a floater. The third game of this second set and Murray
:28:33. > :28:39.is holding after ten minutes, that was awesome to watch. You can just
:28:40. > :28:44.see him breathing out. No other player makes him brief like that
:28:45. > :28:49.other than Murray. With Federer, he has shorter rallies. Nadal used to.
:28:50. > :29:02.Yes, but since then, nobody makes him move like Murray does.
:29:03. > :29:12.It is a wonderful final here in Melbourne in the second set. What a
:29:13. > :29:19.serve and what a hold of serve. Similar in some regards to the game
:29:20. > :29:24.Murray held to go to-1, in terms of it being a fight. And he has got
:29:25. > :29:31.through the fire and he will take a new rackets now as the conditions
:29:32. > :29:38.get cooler. The tennis ball is changed after seven and nine so two
:29:39. > :29:40.more games with the old balls. I do not know why he has gone for a new
:29:41. > :29:44.racket. He could not have not know why he has gone for a new
:29:45. > :30:15.miscounted, could he? I do wonder! There are three doubles and Djokovic
:30:16. > :30:19.hasn't had any but I don't mind that stat, it is when you serve
:30:20. > :30:24.obviously, because he is going for a lot more on his second serve and it
:30:25. > :30:25.is a better tactic. If he slows the second serve up, you will get
:30:26. > :30:43.crushed on too many points. He is serving well today. It is a
:30:44. > :30:48.lovely extension, down the left side and he gets up pretty well. Huge leg
:30:49. > :30:49.strength into the ball, the second serve can be a little short but how
:30:50. > :31:07.critical do you want to be? That is awesome. He knows
:31:08. > :31:10.or never, he has to win this set to come back from two
:31:11. > :31:18.or never, he has to win this set to Djokovic in a Grand Slam final. It
:31:19. > :31:21.may be impossible. You have to love the way Murray is striking, look at
:31:22. > :32:42.the way he is playing the ball, eight foot inside the baseline.
:32:43. > :32:59.That was just, in that rally, a case of Murray being run around for 12
:33:00. > :33:01.shots straight and when he had the chance to pull the trigger, he was
:33:02. > :33:48.slightly fatigued. Well that is an important break of
:33:49. > :33:58.serve, it is now set for-3 and a break two. He has won ten of the
:33:59. > :34:03.last 11 matches against Murray. He is the world number one, the
:34:04. > :34:11.defending champion. And he is a hit. Murray is up against it today, he
:34:12. > :34:17.needs to concentrate quick. That was a tough service game to lose from
:34:18. > :34:24.Andy Murray. He played well as well. Djokovic at his best. Murray down a
:34:25. > :35:22.set and 4-3 with a break. It is just a shock to see him make
:35:23. > :35:24.and error, you don't expect it ever to happen. When he is playing like
:35:25. > :35:52.this. That is his best backhand of the
:35:53. > :35:55.match. Absolutely letting that Heveran kit swing through the ball,
:35:56. > :36:01.he has two hit his way out of trouble. That is clear thinking. --
:36:02. > :36:53.that heavy racket. It is just struggling a bit today
:36:54. > :36:59.with the forehand. The backhand is always good. The forehand, and
:37:00. > :37:02.awesome shot these days but just making a few too many errors on that
:37:03. > :37:05.side, obviously trying to press the action. But that last one was a big
:37:06. > :37:34.forehand to miss at 15-30. I thought he had not got away with
:37:35. > :37:40.that and that drop volley, I thought it would bounce high enough for
:37:41. > :37:45.Djokovic to do some damage but it actually died quite a bit there and
:37:46. > :37:49.dropped reasonably low. I still thought Djokovic was going to make
:37:50. > :37:52.it from this position. On a hot day, the ball would have bounced up
:37:53. > :37:58.higher and perhaps Murray wouldn't have played that shot. His last
:37:59. > :38:14.break point, his only one, first game of the match.
:38:15. > :38:25.Yes, it is going to be challenged but I think he caught the line.
:38:26. > :38:30.Djokovic looked pretty confident he had missed this. Yes, he did. It is
:38:31. > :38:34.break point, he stepped in and played a wonderful point and he has
:38:35. > :38:42.caught the outside edge and got the break. What a game and what a
:38:43. > :38:50.comeback that was. CHUCKLES That is gutsy stuff. He took chances
:38:51. > :38:53.in that game, he really did. That wasn't really a
:38:54. > :38:59.in that game, he really did. That playing his level dropping in that
:39:00. > :39:05.game, that was a case of Murray's level rising. He took the ball on,
:39:06. > :39:11.very aggressive. Too much of the best sexy ever played was the French
:39:12. > :39:58.Open semifinal last year. -- two of the best games he ever played.
:39:59. > :40:03.Murray is pretty excited at this point, he is back in this set, 30-0
:40:04. > :40:32.up on his own deal. They are just making the point that
:40:33. > :40:34.somebody with an automatic flash. Back -- you just go into settings
:40:35. > :41:19.and press no flash. LAUGHTER Backspin obviously making the ball
:41:20. > :41:37.carry further in the court even though it is quite a cool night.
:41:38. > :42:04.Unreal return. An real return. Murray had steady-0 in this game
:42:05. > :42:08.remember. -- Murray had 30-0. Djokovic has come on and this return
:42:09. > :42:16.was a very good first-served and not that reply. It is all great
:42:17. > :42:25.encouragement, this animation from Murray, encouragement for Djokovic.
:42:26. > :42:49.See that sliced taking it away from the return. He needs to save a bit
:42:50. > :43:05.of energy if we go more than three sets here.
:43:06. > :43:09.The person who sitting out on getting nervous the
:43:10. > :44:10.mother-to-be. Wife, Kimberley at A little bit fortunate, Djokovic,
:44:11. > :44:16.without first return. He just floated it in on the line. I wonder
:44:17. > :44:39.if Murray might be complaining about a false call of out on that.
:44:40. > :44:46.He is in full flow, Murray, he doesn't have to play against this --
:44:47. > :44:53.like this against anybody else. He's putting some good ones in. He has
:44:54. > :44:58.played Bernard Tomic, beat Raonic in five sets. He beat David Ferrer in
:44:59. > :45:31.straight sets. This is a different challenge.
:45:32. > :45:38.He has been in every single final of every tournament he has played for
:45:39. > :45:52.over a year. He has won seven tournaments in a row. It is
:45:53. > :45:54.frightening. He is not bad (!) big second serve here, this is where he
:45:55. > :46:06.must be courageous and go for it. Good second serve but it is the
:46:07. > :46:15.forehand that is just causing him problems today. He hasn't quite got
:46:16. > :46:19.it right in terms of going for it, making too many mistakes. Backhand
:46:20. > :46:44.has been immense. That is huge, that really is. It is
:46:45. > :46:51.just a crushing blow on that backhand side. Virtual set point
:46:52. > :47:44.there and you just laid into that one. Fabulous hit rotation.
:47:45. > :47:55.What is shot! I can't believe he went flat! -- what a shot. I can't
:47:56. > :47:56.believe he went for that. What a delicious vinyl this is turning
:47:57. > :48:53.into. -- fine goal. -- final. That is two dames in a row. --
:48:54. > :49:04.games. Captivating stuff at the Australian
:49:05. > :50:38.Open. When Murray is seeing a backhand, he
:50:39. > :50:43.is pouncing on it. He certainly has more pace on that side than Djokovic
:50:44. > :50:45.does. When he actually unleashes it and flattens it out, it is a more
:50:46. > :51:27.powerful shot. Doesn't like his forehand at the
:51:28. > :51:32.moment, that is where the mistakes are coming from. One half of the
:51:33. > :51:37.doubles champions, his brother, Jamie, watching on. It looks like he
:51:38. > :51:44.opens up too much there. He flips it round, you can see he does not stay
:51:45. > :51:46.with it long enough. The weight coming up the back of the ball
:51:47. > :52:10.instead of through it. Dangerous stuff from Djokovic to go
:52:11. > :52:14.into that backhand now, a lot of talk from Murray. Driven himself on
:52:15. > :52:21.in these last two games, to win them both. To break back and then to
:52:22. > :52:25.hold. A huge effort from Murray to stay with Djokovic in this sort of
:52:26. > :52:37.form. He needs this set, you can feel that.
:52:38. > :52:44.It is a hold from 15-30 and no wonder Djokovic is
:52:45. > :52:49.It is a hold from 15-30 and no work. Big moment in the match. This
:52:50. > :52:55.is a brutal set. You also know, nothing is ever guaranteed but if
:52:56. > :53:04.Djokovic wins this set, the chances of Murray coming back, he knows it,
:53:05. > :53:05.Djokovic knows it, this is just such a huge passage of play coming up
:53:06. > :53:33.right now. Only Novak Djokovic has been in more
:53:34. > :53:41.Australian Open finals than Andy Murray. Six the Djokovic and number
:53:42. > :54:00.five for Murray. In fact, only nine men have ever won
:54:01. > :54:03.the same slant six times and that is what Djokovic is trying to do here.
:54:04. > :55:34.-- the same He saw Novak looking at the mark and
:55:35. > :55:44.look. They will get an extra look. They will get an extra
:55:45. > :55:48.tie-break anyway. Wide and Djokovic has pulled him into that. LAUGHTER
:55:49. > :56:10.Still two gain points. -- game. You think the game is over at 40-0,
:56:11. > :56:28.not against Djokovic. No. 90 mile an hour winner.
:56:29. > :57:57.he is out for a stroll. 36, I mean, take a week off. Really.
:57:58. > :58:01.It is not just getting the ball back to each other, they are hitting it
:58:02. > :58:12.hard and to the corners. The coach, dad, physical trainers...
:58:13. > :58:21.And he was in on a wing and a prayer, Murray and he looks tired.
:58:22. > :58:25.And he is making decisions like he is tired and Djokovic, out of
:58:26. > :58:34.nowhere really, has come back from 40-0 down to a break point up.
:58:35. > :59:23.Unreal. That is an real, five straight points and it is hats off
:59:24. > :59:26.to both but really, Djokovic has caused a bit of a technical break
:59:27. > :59:28.down on the forehand side of Murray and he has just hung in there. This
:59:29. > :59:55.is what he does, he is brutal. 6-5. A magnificent second set, an hour
:59:56. > :00:01.and a quarter of it. Murray at 5-5, having fought back into this set. He
:00:02. > :00:04.was 40-0 up and Djokovic came back. Five straight points to earn the
:00:05. > :00:19.right to go for a two set lead. Just looking at the end of that
:00:20. > :00:25.game, Djokovic looks like it's 1-1 in the first set. He does not look
:00:26. > :00:30.tired, Murray looks exhausted. I am sure he is not, still think he has
:00:31. > :00:47.plenty left in the tank but facially, his eyes look tired.
:00:48. > :01:32., amazing. Not feel pain at the! . -- you do
:01:33. > :02:18.setting new standards. Both 28 years old. Djokovic isn't even panting.
:02:19. > :02:26.Bit of a pushy one, wasn't it? It was. Didn't accelerate at all on
:02:27. > :02:30.that one, that was surprising, to say the least. Serving for the set,
:02:31. > :02:56.30-15. That first serve was going to go in
:02:57. > :03:55.the court. Was that the mark? It does not make any difference now.
:03:56. > :04:01.I would love to know, could we find out? We should run it, just for
:04:02. > :04:15.ourselves. It looked wider, on the sideline, perhaps that was the mark.
:04:16. > :05:16.A forehand error and Djokovic takes it two set lead. Murray has come
:05:17. > :05:21.back eight times from two down, the last against Frenchman Adrian
:05:22. > :05:27.Mannarino at the French Open. But against Djokovic in the Australian
:05:28. > :05:31.Open final? We will see. Andy Murray had his chances but
:05:32. > :05:36.Djokovic so tough on the big points and he reads by 2-0. Onto the third,
:05:37. > :07:16.a tense affair, they exchanged breaks of serve, as we join it 5-5.
:07:17. > :07:31.So good! The extra rest snap from that short ball. To get that ball
:07:32. > :07:36.away from Djokovic is not easy. He had to get its down fast and away
:07:37. > :08:50.from Djokovic before he recovered. Brilliant.
:08:51. > :09:01.They have played two tie-breaks in last year's final and they split
:09:02. > :10:46.them. Is that what is happening now? It looks that way.
:10:47. > :10:54.This is not something he has done very often. The second serve
:10:55. > :11:31.charging into the net paid off, excellent volley.
:11:32. > :11:42.Just away on the forehand side. That characterises the match. Murray did
:11:43. > :11:50.well, he made the fight from 40-0 down. But a tie-break it is. A
:11:51. > :11:57.Djokovic victory here takes him to the Australian Open title yet again,
:11:58. > :12:18.it would be number six. Andy Murray must win or he is done.
:12:19. > :12:40.He has felt that he has had to go for the second serve in the Matt and
:12:41. > :12:44.I think he is right. He has served some double faults and who went for
:12:45. > :12:48.that and he just missed it by one inch and that is going to happen
:12:49. > :13:06.against Djokovic, you have to be aggressive on the second serve.
:13:07. > :13:16.Centre service line was called out. Not the deep service line. I thought
:13:17. > :13:31.it got The Edge. He has got it. He has. He is not sure about it! Boris.
:13:32. > :13:37.His dad is. His dad and his manager. If you want Djokovic at your
:13:38. > :14:03.tournament, it is going to cost you! A lot!
:14:04. > :14:16.That is the worst forehand he has hit for a while. It looks like he
:14:17. > :14:23.did not use his legs on that one. It looks a big lead, 3-0. It is only
:14:24. > :14:31.one break. The eternal optimist, John Lloyd! You have to try and E.
:14:32. > :14:39.He needs to hold both these two serves and points. That is the
:14:40. > :14:47.first. On this side of the scoreboard. And running. Ticking
:14:48. > :15:05.over. The backhand has been fabulous today, Murray.
:15:06. > :15:15.Interesting second serve here. He has to go for it, like he has been.
:15:16. > :15:26.That is exactly the same place as on the first point! I am afraid. That
:15:27. > :15:31.is something his team have worked on. They know he has to improve that
:15:32. > :15:37.side of it but unfortunately, it is not part of his memory bank yet, he
:15:38. > :15:42.has not done it long enough. At crucial points, it is not quite
:15:43. > :15:53.there. He has tried to do it but has not quite got it yet and it has hurt
:15:54. > :15:56.him big time in this tie-break. You look at something like Pete Sampras
:15:57. > :16:02.at his best and he hit those second serves at 110 on huge points because
:16:03. > :16:06.that was his mindset, he was used to doing it over the years. Merry has
:16:07. > :16:09.never done that, he has been a second serve spinner,
:16:10. > :16:17.never done that, he has been a court and makes it play. That is not
:16:18. > :16:27.good enough against Djokovic. Not a good tie-breaks so far from Murray.
:16:28. > :16:35.-- tie-breaker. 4-2 is a good leader. 5-1 is huge playing a
:16:36. > :16:39.tie-break. Two points away from another famous victory. This superb
:16:40. > :17:14.sportsman. And it is away. It appears to be
:17:15. > :17:21.over. Five consecutive match points, Novak Djokovic. Brave effort from
:17:22. > :17:22.Andy Murray throughout the tournament. The second set hero was
:17:23. > :18:17.a classic. -- here. Two good points from Murray, well
:18:18. > :18:48.done. But now the title is on his bracket. -- bracket.
:18:49. > :18:54.And it is an ace! That finishes the championship and it is the number
:18:55. > :18:59.one seed, the top dog, the number one in the world. He wins it. Poor
:19:00. > :19:06.Andy Murray loses an Australian Open final again. Another Novak Djokovic.
:19:07. > :19:08.But what a player! Another extraordinary performance here in
:19:09. > :19:16.Melbourne from this man. Yes, this extraordinary performance here in
:19:17. > :19:29.court has been good to him and he has been good to the tournament as
:19:30. > :19:35.well. Grand slam title number 11, he joins Bjorn Borg and Rod Laver, this
:19:36. > :19:36.is an all-time great and he maybe the greatest when all is said and
:19:37. > :19:51.done. I am not sure what time the first
:19:52. > :19:56.flight is out Melbourne tomorrow but Andy is going to be a father very
:19:57. > :20:03.shortly! He is a dual grand slam champion, Olympic champion, Davis
:20:04. > :20:12.Cup champion and two bars, a champion here in Australia. Ladies
:20:13. > :20:40.and gentlemen, Andy Murray! APPLAUSE.
:20:41. > :20:44.I feel like I have been here before! Firstly, I would like to
:20:45. > :20:52.congratulate Novak. Six Australian opens is an incredible feat and also
:20:53. > :20:56.for what he has done the last year, it has been incredible consistency.
:20:57. > :21:02.I just want to say well done to him and all of his team, good job.
:21:03. > :21:07.APPLAUSE. I would also like to thank my team.
:21:08. > :21:13.But getting me into this position and helping prepare me for this.
:21:14. > :21:16.Sorry I could not get it done tonight but I appreciate all of your
:21:17. > :21:22.support the last couple of weeks, it has been a tough couple of weeks. My
:21:23. > :21:27.wife and all of you, I thank you for your support with that.
:21:28. > :21:33.APPLAUSE. And finally to my wife Kim who I am
:21:34. > :21:39.sure... APPLAUSE.
:21:40. > :21:44.She is going to be watching back home just now. You have been a
:21:45. > :21:50.legend the last two weeks. And you so much for all of your support. I
:21:51. > :22:03.will be on the next flight home! -- thank you. APPLAUSE.
:22:04. > :22:14.All the best, Andy and Kim. Would you welcome the man who is unbeaten
:22:15. > :22:20.in finals here, six the sixth, Novak Djokovic. -- six out of six, Novak
:22:21. > :22:47.Djokovic. APPLAUSE.
:22:48. > :22:58.First of all, I need to pay respect to Andy and his team for having
:22:59. > :23:03.another great tournament. A tough match, tough luck tonight, Andy. You
:23:04. > :23:08.are a great champion. Great friend, great person who is very
:23:09. > :23:12.professional and very committed to this board so I am sure in the
:23:13. > :23:17.future you are going to have more opportunities to fight for this
:23:18. > :23:24.trophy -- is sport. I would also like to wish you and
:23:25. > :23:33.Kim very happy and healthy delivery of your baby. I hope that you will
:23:34. > :23:38.experience a feeling like no other before because that is what happened
:23:39. > :23:44.to me and my wife, so I wish you all the best.
:23:45. > :23:54.APPLAUSE. I want to thank, well, I have to say
:23:55. > :24:03.that I am extremely honoured to be mentioned alongside legends of our
:24:04. > :24:06.sport like Rod Laver who is present tonight. Thank you for coming here
:24:07. > :24:18.tonight and making this match special. Mr Roy Emerson who is not
:24:19. > :24:24.here tonight but we miss him. We miss you, Rory. It is a great
:24:25. > :24:30.privilege to equal and match the record of six Australian opens, it
:24:31. > :24:36.is one of the greatest players to ever lay this game. So I wanted to
:24:37. > :24:43.send him all my best. Sue Barker: Six Australian Open
:24:44. > :24:52.titles to equal Roy Emerson and to equal Bjorn Borg and Rod Laver. John
:24:53. > :24:57.Lloyd is here, you feel there is many more Grand Slams for this man.
:24:58. > :25:02.No question, 28, as long as he keeps his motivation and I do not see why
:25:03. > :25:05.not, he likes chasing records, he has another five years at the top
:25:06. > :25:09.and no reason why he should not get past Roger Federer the way he is
:25:10. > :25:15.playing at the moment. This court and tournament, he owns it, it is so
:25:16. > :25:18.hard to beat him on a service like this. The Australian Open is the
:25:19. > :25:22.first slam of the year and you wonder if the motivation is not as
:25:23. > :25:25.much, if difficult year the year before but he seems to train harder
:25:26. > :25:30.than anybody to get ready for the first, and he comes in and the
:25:31. > :25:33.Australian Open is like his home. He loves the surface and the crowd and
:25:34. > :25:37.the weather and is virtually unbeatable.
:25:38. > :25:40.You talked about the serve of Andy Murray, we often said the second
:25:41. > :25:45.needs work, he has addressed that and is going for it more. The double
:25:46. > :25:50.faults, costly, everybody will mention that, but it is the right
:25:51. > :25:56.idea. Absolutely right, it becomes a habit and he has been used to in his
:25:57. > :26:00.career having a safety second serve. Spinning it in and can get away with
:26:01. > :26:04.it against most people but not Djokovic. So he now hits it harder
:26:05. > :26:09.but it is not a habit yet, he does not just go at 30, 40 and do it. The
:26:10. > :26:14.great service becomes a guarantee and they just do it. He is still
:26:15. > :26:18.thinking about it, he missed a couple and doubted himself but he
:26:19. > :26:21.will get used to it as he wins more. He has to keep working on that and
:26:22. > :26:26.having the belief it is the right thing to do. I think it's definitely
:26:27. > :26:31.is. He needs to keep attacking, it is the only way to beat Djokovic,
:26:32. > :26:37.take risks and accept he will make errors. In the first set, you could
:26:38. > :26:41.see the game attacking every first serve of Djokovic. Attacking early,
:26:42. > :26:46.and his forehand was not right and he made too many mistakes. He got it
:26:47. > :26:51.back in the last sets and you expect that with Andy Murray and Djokovic.
:26:52. > :26:55.But he have such a bad start. It is close, not much in it. We have
:26:56. > :27:00.talked about Martina Navratilova, she changed the face of tennis and
:27:01. > :27:05.so did Roger Federer and Nadal and now also is Djokovic and looks
:27:06. > :27:10.almost unbeatable. It is a frightening prospect, where do you
:27:11. > :27:15.go as a coach? How do you attack and get three points? You do not. So you
:27:16. > :27:21.stay without -- out within five hours and had to stay mentally
:27:22. > :27:25.tough. Andy got a bit irritated again and negative energy, you have
:27:26. > :27:29.to stay positive and stay in it. The game plan of Andy Murray is the
:27:30. > :27:36.right way but he has to execute it better than today. I do not now --
:27:37. > :27:42.no how you are with cuddly toys, but I am reliably informed that is a
:27:43. > :27:46.wombat! Federer has 17 Grand Slams and he is looking at that.
:27:47. > :27:50.Celebrating in Melbourne today. John, thank you very much. That is
:27:51. > :27:53.it for the tournament but a lot of tennis to look forward to and next
:27:54. > :27:59.is the Davis Cup, an event that provided so many memorable moments
:28:00. > :28:02.last year. Welcome to this historic occasion.
:28:03. > :28:09.You never thought you would see the day!
:28:10. > :28:14.One down, two to go! Stepping up again for his country.
:28:15. > :28:21.The Murray brothers have one and inching Great Britain closer.
:28:22. > :28:27.-- up won. Two number one players. One set away from tennis history.
:28:28. > :28:33.They have done it in the most spectacular style, Great Britain!
:28:34. > :28:37.The Davis Cup is on its way back. Not an easy start against Japan and
:28:38. > :28:45.Kei Nishikori, that begins on March the 4th. Andy Murray will be
:28:46. > :28:50.playing, in Birmingham. But today in Melbourne, it was to supply and for
:28:51. > :28:56.Andy Murray, a familiar enemy and a familiar court but sadly, a familiar
:28:57. > :29:02.result. Novak Djokovic was too good, another Grand Slam championship for
:29:03. > :29:09.the great man. Djokovic takes a two set lead!
:29:10. > :29:14.And it is an ace. That finished as The Championships and it is the
:29:15. > :29:15.number one in the world who wins it. For Andy Murray loses an Australian