As far as Andy Murray is concerned, Novak Djokovic might have some explaining to do, which is OK because Djokovic wants to explain.
Tennis.com reported that Andy Murray talked about being "distracted" by what he believed to be Djokovic cramping up when he fell to the ground in the third set of Djokovic's 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-0 victory in the final of the Australian Open.
Murray added that he was "frustrated" that he let Djokovic's lull him into a false sense of security.
"If someone's cramping in the final of a slam, with such a long way to go, you're feeling pretty good about yourself," Murray said, according to tennis.com. "Yeah, maybe, like I said, I dropped off for 10, 15 minutes there, and he got back into it. That was it. I don't know exactly why it was the case, but I've never really experienced that in a Slam final before. Maybe the occasion was something."
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Sensing that Murray might've been suggesting that Djokovic was a bit dramatic with his apparent injury, the Serb and No. 1 player in the world wanted to speak to the Scot to clear the air about his injury.
"If there is a chance, if he's willing to talk, I'll talk, no problem," Djokovic told tennis.com. "I have nothing to hide. I'm not the sort of guy who is pretending, who is trying to do something behind anyone's back or is saying bad things about anybody, especially about him, someone I have known for a long time."
Djokovic added that he was experiencing fatigue during the match and that he initially was put off by Murray's comments about his health. He did not want Murray to think his fatigue issue that left him on the floor was bogus.
"We have a good and very fair relationship," Djokovic said of Murray, who he has known since the two were teenagers. "Maybe he was just under the impression of losing the match and he was disappointed. I don't know."
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