Novak Djokovic: Success won’t go to my head

Novak Djokovic’s sixth Australian Open crown draws him level with Roy Emerson while his 11th overall means he climbs to joint-fifth on the all-time list alongside Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg.

After thrashing Rafael Nadal in Doha and trouncing Roger Federer here in the semi-finals, Djokovic’s straight-sets win over Andy Murray yesterday would appear to confirm that the big four has become a big one.

The Serb blew Murray away in another flawless first set and while the British number one mounted more resistance as the match went on, he could not prevent Djokovic winning 6-1 7-5 7-6 (7/3).