MELBOURNE: Newly knighted Andy Murray will bid to end a run of heartbreaking defeats at the Australian Open and see off his chief rival Novak Djokovic as he enters his first Grand Slam tournament as world number one.

“Sir Andy,” knighted in Britain’s New Year Honors list after a magnificent 2016 saw a second Wimbledon crown, a successful Olympic title defense and the year-end top ranking, has lost five Melbourne finals, four of those to Djokovic.

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