With Novak Djokovic’s imperious form, it seems odd to talk about a new Grand Slam champion. The Serb’s 6-1 7-5 7-6 win over Andy Murray in the Australian Open final marked his third consecutive grand slam title, while it was also his fifth major victory in seven attempts. Such has been Djokovic’s form, that even a loss to World No. 2 Andy Murray, or 17-time grand slam champion Roger Federer, would be considered a massive upset. However the likes of Djokovic and Murray, for many years hailed as the ‘next generation’ to attempt to replicate the success of Nadal and Federer, are no longer the exciting young stars on tour, and soon, Djokovic’s domination of the game will surely diminish. Since 2010, Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic are the only men’s players to claim a maiden grand slam titles. The rest have all been won by the trio of Novak…
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