Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray roads to the Australian Open final
The first time they play each other they were 12 and Andy Murray won over Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-1.
The two good friends will meet tomorrow in final of this 2011 Australian Open, a tournament rich in emotions.
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Djokovic’s road to the final
Round | Opponent | Score |
R1 | Marcel Granollers | 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 |
R2 | Ivan Dodig | 7-5, 6-7, 6-0, 6-2 |
R3 | Viktor Troicki | 6-2 ret |
R4 | Nicolas Almagro | 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 |
QF | Tomas Berdych | 6-1, 7-6, 6-1 |
SF | Roger Federer | 7-6, 7-5, 6-4 |
Murray’s road to the final
Round | Opponent | Score |
R1 | Karol Beck | 6-3, 6-1, 4-2 ret |
R2 | Illya Marchenko | 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 |
R3 | Guillermo Garcia-Lopez | 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 |
R4 | Jurgen Melzer | 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 |
QF | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 |
SF | David Ferrer | 4-6, 7-6, 6-1, 7-6 |
Djokovic leads their head to head 4 to 3 (see below) but Murray won their last 3 encounters. Djokovic is slighty favorite: he already captured a Grand Slam title (the 2008 Australian Open) and was really impressive in his semfinal win over Roger Federer.
Year | Tournament | Surface | Winner | Score in final |
2006 | Madrid | Hard | Djokovic | 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 |
2007 | Indian Wells | Hard | Djokovic | 6-2, 6-3 |
2007 | Miami | Hard | Djokovic | 6-1, 6-0 |
2008 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Djokovic | 6-0, 6-4 |
2008 | Toronto | Hard | Murray | 6-3, 7-6(3) |
2008 | Cincinnati | Hard | Murray | 7-6(4), 7-6(5) |
2009 | Miami | Hard | Murray | 6-2, 7-5 |