Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Australia - 1/2/15 Mens Singles Final - Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates victory with the trophy Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Jason O'Brien
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic may have garnered a reputation as the crown prince of pranksters in tennis but on Sunday he firmly established him as the king of Melbourne's blue hardcourts with his fifth Australian Open title.
The 27-year-old Serb, limping from two slips on court, breathing heavily and battling a "physical crisis", overcame a fired-up Andy Murray 7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-0 to clinch his fourth Australian title in the past five years.
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