Novak Djokovic played some superb tennis to defeat Andy Murray in the Australian Open Tennis Final in Melbourne. On a stifling hot evening the Serbian won in straight sets, 6-4 6-2 6-3 to claim the second Grand Slam title of his career.

It was the perfect end to a near perfect week for third seed Djokovic, who lost only one set throughout the tournament. The set dropped was a tie break in the second round against Ivan Dodig of Croatia.

The straight sets victory in the semi final against Roger Federer really made tennis fans sit up and notice the Serbian’s performance. Sure enough he carried that fine form into the final against last year’s runner up Andy Murray.

The Scot kept pace with Djokovic as games went with serve in the first set until serving at 4-5 Murray was broken after just an hour’s gruelling tennis. Losing that first set seemed to deflate Murray and inspire Djokovic as the Serb raced into a 5-0 lead in the second set, before taking it 6-2.

The start of the third set signalled the tiniest glimmer of a fight back from Murray, who was now facing the prospect of winning three straight sets to win his first Grand slam title. He broke Djokovic’s serve in the opening game of the third set only to be broken straight back in the next game.

The Serbian’s relentless pressure began to take its toll on Murray as Djokovic broke again in the eighth game to take a 5-3 lead. Djokovic duly served out the match to repeat his win here back in 2008 and claim the Norman Brookes trophy.

Murray was dignified in defeat after the match saying of his victorious opponent: “He had an unbelievable tournament and deserved to win.” Djokovic dedicated his win to his family and country. He said: “It has been a tough period for our people in Serbia. We are trying every single day to present our country in the best possible way, so this is for my country Serbia.”