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Novak Djokovic discusses his Australian Open men's final victory over Andy Murray on Sunday (1st February), which saw the Serbian claim his fifth title in Melbourne.

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SOUNDBITE (English) Novak Djokovic, 2015 Australian Open winner:(On Andy Murray saying Djokovic's physical struggles distracted him)

"Yeah, I'm not going to talk bad things about him in the press or find any excuses or something like this. In the match like this a lot of emotions go through, a lot of tension. It's not easy to keep the concentration 100% all the way through. There was this interruption with people coming into the court. It was a long delay. I was a set and a break up serving. I lost that serve. He started going through the ball more, being more aggressive, better player on the court. He was not the freshest player as well in the second and third set. But it's normal to expect that after the amount and length of rallies that we had. It's just all so physical."

SOUNDBITE (English) Novak Djokovic, 2015 Australian Open winner:(On what was going through his mind during those physical struggles)

"Honestly, didn't feel that too many times in my career. But knowing in the back of my mind that it was a similar situation two years ago in Australian Open final, 2013, where two sets went over two hours, was a similar battle. Then I felt that I had some physical edge over him in that match. That was in back of my mind. That was something that kept me going. And obviously the importance of the moment, being in finals of Grand Slam. I didn't want to give up. I try never to give up. Even though I went through this moment, I believed that I'm going to get that necessary strength. I'm going to have to earn it, and that's what I did. I started hitting the ball more, covering the court better, shortening the points, and allowed myself to come back to the match."