By John Smith • Published: 05 Jun 2016 • 16:54
Andy Murray congratulates Novak Djokovic
ANDY Murray playing in his first French Open final started brightly on June 5, breaking to Djokovic serve and cruising to a first set victory of 6-3.
Unfortunately, despite his improvement on clay courts, he wasn’t to triumph on this occasion as Djokovic just swept away any cobwebs and proceeded to take the next three sets 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 although Murray rally in the fourth set to break back but all to no avail.
Now Djokovic, winning his first ever French Open has become the first male since Rod Laver to hold titles in each of the four Grand Slams consecutively.
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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
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