MELBOURNE – Three thoughts from the 2016 Australian Open final after Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray, 6–1, 7–5, 7–6(3) to win the title for a sixth time.
• On Saturday night, we saw the No.1 seed—a player who won three majors in 2015—lose her way, get off to a slow start, run into an emboldened opponent and lose, surprisingly, in three sets. Tonight we saw the No. 1 seed—a player who won three majors in 2015—do the exact opposite. Focused and purposeful, Djokovic played a first set akin to his first hour against Roger Federer in the semis, letting Andy Murray run around for more than 20 minutes before conceding a game.