Djokovic beats Murray to complete Australian Open hat-trick

 　　MELBOURNE, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated U.S. Open champion Andy Murray in four sets to win his fourth Australian Open title here on Sunday.

　　With the victory Djokovic also became the first man in the Open era to win three straight Australian titles.

　　The 25-year-old Serb used three hours and 40 minutes to win 6-7(2), 7-6(3), 6-3 and 6-2, and denied Murray's hope of a back-to-back second Grand Slam win.

　　"I knew that it's going to be physically¹ demanding, a lot of long rallies, so I needed to hang in there," said Djokovic.

　　"It's hard. When you play one of your biggest rivals and somebody that is in the top form in finals of a Grand Slam, there is a lot to play for."

　　After losing an opening set he probably should have won, with five break points to none for Murray, Djokovic turned the tables in the second set by grabbing the tiebreak.

　　Murray then required a medical treatment for blisters² at the changeover and failed to capitalise on 0-40 at the start of the third set. He then began to grimace³ between points, clearly struggling to move freely.

　　It was Djokovic who took the first break of serve after two hours and 52 minutes' absorbing but rarely thrilling tennis.

　　A thumping⁴ forehand into the corner set him on the way at 4-3, and despite saving two break points from 0-40, Murray could not resist any longer and netted a forehand.

　　Djokovic went on a run of eight out of nine games as he moved two sets to one up and the Scot's serve unravelled⁵, the double-fault count rising to five after just two in his other six matches in Melbourne.

　　Unhappy with the umpire for not clamping down on shouts from the crowd, and with his movement hindered, Murray cut a dispirited figure as Djokovic powered towards another major win.

　　"I think in the first two sets I have more chances on his serve. I think I had 40-0 in the beginning of the second set," said Murray. "Then obviously in the the third and fourth set, he broke at 4-3, got up 0-40, I saved a couple of them, and then he managed to break."

　　"That was obviously one of the differences," Murray added.

　　With six Grand Slam victories, Djokovic matches the likes of Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Don Budge⁶ and Jack⁷ Crawford in the all-time list, while his rival lost in his all three appearances in the final of the Australian Open.

1 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

2 blisters   

n.水疱( blister的名词复数 )；水肿；气泡

参考例句：

• My new shoes have made blisters on my heels. 我的新鞋把我的脚跟磨起泡了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• His new shoes raised blisters on his feet. 他的新鞋把他的脚磨起了水疱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 grimace   

v.做鬼脸，面部歪扭

参考例句：

• The boy stole a look at his father with grimace.那男孩扮着鬼脸偷看了他父亲一眼。
• Thomas made a grimace after he had tasted the wine.托马斯尝了那葡萄酒后做了个鬼脸。

4 thumping   

adj.重大的，巨大的；重击的；尺码大的；极好的adv.极端地；非常地v.重击(thump的现在分词)；狠打；怦怦地跳；全力支持

参考例句：

• Her heart was thumping with emotion. 她激动得心怦怦直跳。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He was thumping the keys of the piano. 他用力弹钢琴。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 unravelled   

解开，拆散，散开( unravel的过去式和过去分词 )； 阐明； 澄清； 弄清楚

参考例句：

• I unravelled the string and wound it into a ball. 我把绳子解开并绕成一个球。
• The legal tangle was never really unravelled. 这起法律纠葛从来没有真正解决。

6 budge   

v.移动一点儿；改变立场

参考例句：

• We tried to lift the rock but it wouldn't budge.我们试图把大石头抬起来，但它连动都没动一下。
• She wouldn't budge on the issue.她在这个问题上不肯让步。

7 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。