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Andy Murray Beats Novak Djokovic to Become the 2013 Wimbledon Champion
It took Andu Murray seven years to win his first grand slam title, and less than a year later to become the first British player in 77 years to win the title at Wimbledon, showing, not for the first time, that he belongs in the so called top 4, beating Novak Djokovic for yet another major championship.
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2013 Wimbledon Final – Djokovic vs Murray Predictions
If there was any doubt, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic prove by meeting for the third time in four Grand Slam tournaments in the final, proving that this is the real mega rivalry at the moment in the world of Tennis, with the Brit trying to become the first in almost 80 years to win the tournament, while the world’s number one tried to cement his place as the greatest player in recent years and the foreseeable future.
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Wimbledon Favorites – Roger Federer Out, Andy Murray In
While it would be nice to consider more than two players for the 2013 Wimbledon title (Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic obviously), the recent tournament wins by Roger Federer and Andy Murray don’t really change the current status quo, although it would be a lot more surprising to see Federer go all the way and not Murray if it came down to those two.
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Novak Djokovic Will be Remembered as Better Than Rafael Nadal
The situation for Rafael Nadal at this stage of his career is quite different than it is for Novak Djokovic. Unless what we saw in the Monte Carlo final was a rusty Nadal who still needs more time to find his way back to the top of the game, this is as good as it gets. A final on clay, with the world’s number one standing in his way. When the careers of both men will be over, the Serb will be remembered as the better player.
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Novak Djokovic, First Three Times in a Row Australian Open Champion
The better player didn’t have the best of starts, but eventually, he won. Novak Djokovic continued his reign in Melbourne by becoming the first player in the Open era to win the Australian Open three consecutive times, beating Andy Murray in four sets despite dropping the first one.
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Australian Open Final – Djokovic vs Murray Predictions
When this final repeats and comes back again, it’s safe to say that the rivalry between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic is now the number one on the ATP Tour, and naturally was the one we expected and deserved to see in the first Grand Slam title match of the season, the 2013 Australian Open Final.
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Andy Murray Beats Roger Federer in a Grand Slam for the First Time
It took Andy Murray exactly four hours to finally beat Roger Federer in a Grand Slam match, needing five sets after losing two tiebreaks. With the win, Murray advances to his third Australian Open Final and second in a row, a rematch from last year with an awaiting Novak Djokovic.
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Novak Djokovic – Obstacles in the way of a 4th Australian Open Title
It was hard seeing Stanislas Wawrinka actually putting Novak Djokovic, the Australian Open champion from the previous two tournaments and the world’s number one, away. Warinka needed a perfect game for that to happen. Djokovic just needed to be himself.
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Novak Djokovic – The Favorite Going into the Australian Open
It wasn’t a super-dominant year for Novak Djokovic in 2012, but he was still on top of the ATP rankings when the season ended. Heading into the first Grand Slam of 2013 he’s favorite to win.
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Best Sport Photos of 2012
What was 2012 like? Each Olympic year is dominated by that summer event, more than anything else. Yes, we had the New York Giants winning the Super Bowl, LeBron James winning his first NBA title while Chelsea made history in the Champions League and Sergio Aguero made his own history in the Premiership. Still, this was the year of the Olympic games in London.