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Djokovic claims comeback win over Murray at Roland Garros to complete career slam

Xinhua, June 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

Novak Djokovic was finally crowned at Roland Garros after winning an encounter between top two seed here over Andy Murray on Sunday to round up a career Grand Slam.

The world No. 1 came from one set down to beat Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, though having committed a double fault before wrapping it up with a backhand unforced error from the Scot.

There came the sunshine right after Djokovic's title-taking victory after a rare French Open with many rain delays and even a washout in 16 years to mar the two-week long tournament.

It took Djokovic three hours and three minutes to triumph the clay-court major and Murray, in a very good private relationship with the Serb, sent first-time congrats to his opponent.

The 29-year-old Djokovic, who won a break in the very first game but was broken back in the next though having saved three break points, failed to hold his own game until 40 minutes into the final in the sixth game.

Things went on the contrary direction in the second set, however, as the top seed broke Murray early to come up a 3-0 lead but missed two break points in the next to let the Scot pull one game back.

Djokovic went further then, managing to hold his serve and again broke the Scot at the same age as him to lead 5-1 before serving to level the match with a 6-1 second set.

In the third, the Serb, who hit almost every shot so deep that Murray was forced to run the full range of the court, broke twice against Murray's none to make short effort of the second seed 6-2.

With two love games in a row to lead 5-2 in the decisive fourth set, Djokovic failed to complete a serve-to-win eighth game, but managed to hold his nerve in his next serve game after committed a late break from Murray. Endit