Australian Open men's singles final

Facts and figures on Sunday's Australian Open men's singles final between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. 

NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SERBIA)    

Age: 23,  World ranking: Three, Seeding: Third    

Career titles: 18   

Grand slam titles: One (Australian Open 2008)    

Best previous Australian Open: Winner, 2008       

Profile: Djokovic has always appeared the man most likely to end, or interrupt, the Roger Federer-Rafa Nadal duopoly of grand slams. The big-hitting baseliner has a fearsome forehand and leading Serbia to a first Davis Cup triumph last December has been a big boost his confidence.        

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ANDY MURRAY (BRITAIN)         

Age: 23, World ranking: Five, Seeding: Fifth        

Career titles: 16   

Grand slam titles: None

Best previous Australian Open: Final, 2010 (lost to Roger Federer) 

Profile: Murray has got used to carrying the weight of expectation that he will be the man to end his country's 75-year wait for a men's grand slam champion. A baseliner with some of the best shots in the game, he will need to keep his aggression levels high to win his first major.       

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HEAD TO HEAD

(year/tournament/surface/round/winner/score)
2006    Madrid       Hard    R16    Djokovic    1-6 7-5 6-3 
2007     Indian Wells    Hard    SF    Djokovic    6-2 6-3      
2007     Miami        Hard    SF    Djokovic    6-1 6-0
2008     Monte Carlo    Clay    R16    Djokovic    6-0 6-4     
2008     Canada       Hard    QF    Murray    6-3 7-6       
2008     Cincinnati   Hard     F     Murray    7-6 7-6
2009     Miami        Hard    F    Murray    6-2 7-5 

Djokovic leads 4-3

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WHAT THEY SAY   

Djokovic: "It's going to be interesting to see who is going to dominate from the baseline. But I expect long rallies. I think patience and really using the opportunities when they have been given to you in certain moments."     

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Murray: "I expect a very tough match. I'm not expecting him, just because he's lost the last couple of times, to hand the match to me. I'm going to have to work incredibly hard."

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WHAT THE BOOKMAKERS SAY  

Djokovic  4-6       

Murray    6-5        

(source: Skybet)  

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NOT SO VITAL STATISTIC         

Djokovic's favourite soccer team Red Star Belgrade hammered Murray's club Hibernian 5-0 on aggregate over two legs in the 1961-2 Fairs Cup, a forerunner to the Europa League.    

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PRIZE MONEY       

Winner: $2.2 million      

Runner up: $1.1 million           

With Reuters