Novak Djokovic sweeps Andy Murray to earn 6th Australian Open title

Novak Djokovic
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No. 1 Novak Djokovic swept No. 2 Andy Murray 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (3) to win the Australian Open on Sunday.

The Open title is Djokovic's sixth, which ties Roy Emerson for the most men's singles titles in the tournament's history. Djokovic now has 11 Grand Slam wins to his name, the same number as legends Rod Laver and Björn Borg.

On Saturday, Angelique Kerber upset Serena Williams to take the women's singles title.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.