MELBOURNE - Andy Murray may have dominated their first game, played long ago, when there were not millions and a major title at stake
But Novak Djokovic dominated the game that much longer counted, winning his second title of the Australian Open beating Murray, his childhood friend, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3, Sunday.
It was an appropriate punctuation to a great tournament for Djokovic, the No. 3 seed from Serbia, the games lost one game in seven and not lose to the defending champion Roger Federer in the semi-final against Murray in the final.
But then winning sets in the final of Grand Slam is an impossible task has proved so far to Murray, a 23-year-old from Great Britain, which has now played in three finals without such an extension of his opponents.
His two previous defeats against Federer came: the first in the 2008 U.S. Open and the second here last year. But the young man on the net this sultry Sunday night at Rod Laver Arena was a player of the generation of Murray, a player he was before, because they were the events of 13 years in the European Juniors.
Their paths are separated and have converged over the years and seasons, but victory on Sunday is unclear Djokovic, Murray, as the third best player in this age of gold in men's tennis, Nadal dominated up to now by Federer and Rafael.
"He had an incredible tournament and deserved to win," said Murray, the No. 5 seed in his comments after the game.
Djokovic's first Grand Slam title came here in 2008, won this year, despite all the energy used to win the Davis Cup for Serbia against France last month.
This victory, which came in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, dissolved the national celebrations, but to prove a distraction or a drain, it seemed, wanted wings.
"We hope that you still have a chance at a Grand Slam trophy to win, I'm sure with your talent you have," said Djokovic after Murray afterwards.
"It's a difficult moment for our people in Serbia have been, but we try every day to present our country in the best possible way, so that is my country Serbia," Djokovic said after the match, which held on Norman Brookes Challenge Cup awarded to the men's winner is.
Djokovic looked tired but happy, "he said, but he showed no signs of slowing down against Murray. It has long been something best game footwork, but he took his lateral movement at a surprisingly routine in Melbourne, forcing his opponent to shoot great to try something safer.
The surprise was that on Sunday, Murray, one of the fastest men in tennis, not track efforts Djokovic. together after the fall of a line of high quality Murray was like a balloon with a slow leak.
Murray, who burst into tears after losing to Federer last year kept emotions in check this time.
"It's better than last year," said Murray. "He defended, I think, incredibly well tonight. As I have in games, even at points of landing, he was commended on the baseline and passing shots landing near the lines. It was very difficult parts of the yard where I was getting free points to find. "
No British player has won a Grand Slam title since Fred Perry won the U.S. Open, then known as the U.S. Championships in 1936.
Without Federer in the final mix this time, expectations were high as at home in his native Scotland, Prime Minister of Great Britain David Cameron and Alex Salmond, Scotland's First Minister, has sent messages before the final .
"Now is the day, and now is the time!" Salmond wrote. "The whole of Scotland behind you and encourage you in any way for a famous victory."
But despite 75 years of drought appeared to be a round figure, nice one at the end, Murray is now waiting for the French Open on clay, or rather be given judicial shortcomings, Wimbledon or U.S. Open.
As for Djokovic, who in his chair, without much clothing on Saturday after throwing his shirt and shoes in the pits on the occasion, he certainly deserves a nice, long break.
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