Novak Djokovic withstood a comeback from Andy Murray to defend his Qatar Open title and end the Briton’s winning streak of 28 consecutive ATP Tour matches.
According to reports, Murray remains world number one in spite of the 3-6 7-5 4-6 defeat by the Serbian world number two.
The Scot saved three match points to come from a set and a break down to win the second set and level the match. But Djokovic broke in game seven of the decider to win in two hours 54 minutes.
This was the 36th meeting between the pair and Murray had won the last time they met at the ATP Tour Finals in November, a victory that kept him at world number one.
Meanwhile, both players will now head to Melbourne for the Australian Open, the year’s first Grand Slam, which starts on Jan. 16th 2017
According to reports, Murray remains world number one in spite of the 3-6 7-5 4-6 defeat by the Serbian world number two.
The Scot saved three match points to come from a set and a break down to win the second set and level the match. But Djokovic broke in game seven of the decider to win in two hours 54 minutes.
This was the 36th meeting between the pair and Murray had won the last time they met at the ATP Tour Finals in November, a victory that kept him at world number one.
Meanwhile, both players will now head to Melbourne for the Australian Open, the year’s first Grand Slam, which starts on Jan. 16th 2017
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