Andy Murray of Great Britain
Andy Murray of Britain is reflected in his runner-up trophy during the prize-giving ceremony after losing to Novak Djokovic of Serbia in their men's singles final match at the Australian Open 2015 tennis tournament in Melbourne February 1, 2015. REUTERS/Carlos Barria REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Andy Murray suffered his fourth Australian Open final defeat after Novak Djokovic beat him 7-6 (5) 6-7 (4) 6-3 6-0 in a four-set match on Feb. 1. Murray won the second set to even the match at one set apiece but at 2-0 in the third set, the Scot lost 12 of the next 13 games. Murray is now 0-4 in the Australian Open finals.

Murray took a 2-1 lead during the tiebreaker in the first set but Djokovic clinched the first set when Murray netted a backhand service return. In the second set, Murray fought back saving three break points in the 11th game before the set went into another tiebreaker, which the sixth-seeded Murray won after securing four set points 6-2.

Murray’s double fault in the third set gave Djokovic a 5-3 lead. The Serbian did not waste any time taking the set. Djokovic broke serve in the opening game of the fourth set and took complete control to win his fifth Australian Open title.

Speaking after the match, Murray revealed that he is not at all disappointed that he has failed to bring home the Australian Open trophy. He said that he has achieved so much in terms of physical and mental performance. Murray added that the last couple of weeks playing in Melbourne have been great and he hopes to take the positive experience he had for the rest of the 2015 season.

“I wouldn't want to come away from here feeling negative about the way that I played or reaching a slam final,” Murray said. “Novak has won five times here now, there's no disgrace obviously in losing to him, so, yeah, a lot of positives for me to take from it.”

Murray is now a four-time runner up in Melbourne. He finished a runner-up at the Australian Open three times to Djokovic (2011, 2013, and 2015) and once to Roger Federer (2010). Murray is aware that it isn’t possible to win every tournament as much as he wants to win the elusive Australian Open trophy. He said that he can’t be disappointed that he lost in the Australian Open finals for the fourth times because he knows that he gave all his best to win.

Aside from the Australian Open, Murray has not won the French Open title. Murray, a two-time grand slam champion, is currently ranked World No. 6.

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