Australian Open in Review: Winners and Cheaters

Sorry I have written for a few days. I had an imaginary ailment that needed checking out.

The Australian open just concluded with some great winners and some controversy. First, Novak Djokovic proves he's still the #1 player in the world when he beat Andy Murray in four sets 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-2. It's the fourth time that Djokovic has won it down under and his 6th overall Grand Slam title.

Andy Murray shouldn't feel too bad, however. He managed to beat Roger Federer for the first time in a Grand Slam event to get to the finals. That has to mean something.

As for the women's side, there was some controversy surrounding Victoria Azarenka who managed to beat Li Na in the final in three sets 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to claim her first Grand Slam title. In the semi-final round to get there, she stalled for ten minutes with an "injury" after Sloane Stephens managed to rally a bit to survive 5 match points by way of Azarenka's serve. Victoria killed the momentum gained by Stephens and came back and finished her off with ease in the next game effectively ending the match 6-1, 6-4.

Azarenka seems to have stretched the rules at best when she beat Stephens and the crowd didn't like her for it as there were signs of disgust in the women's final. Hopefully the rules are fixed so that this kind of thing doesn't happen again.

Congrats to Djokovic on winning another Grand Slam title. As for Azarenka, nice hair.