Djokovic beats Murray in final

World number one Novak Djokovic won his fourth Australian Open title as Andy Murray's hopes of a second major win ended in pain. The Serb, 25, was the stronger man over three hours and 40 minutes, winning 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 6-2, as Murray struggled to cope with blistered feet and an increasingly rampant opponent. $render("advert","advert-companion","21220838"); $render("advert-post-script-load"); Murray gracious in defeat require( { baseUrl: "http://static.bbci.co.uk/sport/ui/3.0.1/jsesktop/" }, ["empswitch"], function(empswitch) { empswitch.init(); } ); "I played a good second set," said Murray. "I created quite a few chances, but didn't quite get them. That was the difference." And despite admitting that the blister "hurt when I ran", he insisted: "It had no bearing at all on the result." Djokovic secured his sixth Grand Slam title and became the first man in 46 years to win for three years running in Melbourne. "It's an incredible feeling winning this trophy again," said the champion. "It's definitely my favourite Grand Slam, my most successful Grand Slam. I love this court." After losing an opening set he probably should have won, with five break points to none for Murray, the top seed turned the tables in the second by grabbing the tie-break.