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Novak Djokovic #1 def. Andy Murray #4

6-3 3-6 6-7(4) 6-1 7-5

Match Information

Date Jan 28, 2012*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Novak Djokovic
Score6-3 3-6 6-7(4) 6-1 7-5
Loser Andy Murray
Duration4h 50m
StatNovak DjokovicAndy Murray
Aces119
Double faults610
First serve %6163
First serve points won %6663
Second serve points won %4531
Break points saved %7158
Break points converted %4229
Service points won %5851
Return points won %4942
Total points won %5347

Pre-match Comparison

FieldNovak DjokovicAndy Murray
Country SRB GBR
Birth dateMay 22, 1987May 15, 1987
Age2424
Height188191
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)14
Ranking points (entering)13,6307,380
Elo (entering)2,3752,284
Career W-L1,122–223703–264
Career earnings$193,469,626$64,687,542
Pre-match H2H
Novak Djokovic 6 4 Andy Murray

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 2012QF David Ferrer 6-4 7-6(4) 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 2012R16 Lleyton Hewitt 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 2012R32 Nicolas Mahut 6-0 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 2012R64 Santiago Giraldo 6-3 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 2012R128 Paolo Lorenzi 6-2 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch data

Novak Djokovic's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 29, 2012F Rafael Nadal 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5WH2HMatch data

Andy Murray's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 2012QF Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 2012R16 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-1 6-1 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 2012R32 Michael Llodra 6-4 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 2012R64 Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-1 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 2012R128 Ryan Harrison 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data