Australian Open Final Match Thread

ANDY MURRAY Vs. NOVAK DJOKOVIC

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is bidding to become the first man to win three Australian Opens in a row, while No. 3 Andy Murray could become the first man in the Open era to follow up his maiden Slam title by immediately winning the next.

There will be no secrets between these two when they take the court. They’ve faced each other 17 times, seven in the last year. Djokovic holds the head-to-head lead at 10-7, but their matches are quite often decided by a handful of points. They went the full five sets in both their Slam matches last year, with Djokovic prevailing at the Australian Open and Murray besting him at the U.S. Open.

Djokovic is the favorite not only because he’s No. 1, defending champion and leads the head-to-head, but also because he’ll be fully rested after scoring an easy win over David Ferrer in his semifinal Thursday. Murray played his semifinal Friday and needed five sets and four hours to dispatch Roger Federer. Djokovic also has a 36-3 record on hard courts since the Olympics


What time does the match start?

The showdown is due to start at 8.30am UK time


Where can I watch it?

It will be live on BBC2 from 8.15am - and it will be on the BBC HD channel if you want to see the sweat and tennis balls in high definition.





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