Murray brings Doha finalist trophy on court in Melbourne

It appears that world No. 1 Andy Murray is sick of losing to second-ranked Novak Djokovic, especially at the Australian Open. The Scot brought his runner-up trophy from Doha to practice to seemingly remind himself of his most recent loss to Djokovic.

The Australian Open’s top seed has lost to Djokovic all five times they've faced off in Melbourne (which has been every year since 2011, excluding 2014). Four of their five meetings have come in the final.

Last year, Djokovic claimed the Australian Open for his 11th career major by beating Murray in straight sets, 6-1, 7-5, 7-6(3).

“Most of the matches we played in Slams I think have been competitive,” Murray said after the loss. “Whether that looks the same from the outside or not, I don't know. For a three-set match, 2 hours and 50 minutes, it was a tough few sets.”

This year, Murray enters the tournament with the hotter racket. He leapfrogged Djokovic for the No. 1 spot in the rankings last fall, and then secured it for the rest of the year by beating Djokovic in the final of the ATP World Tour Finals.

So while Djokovic did beat Murray last week in Doha, and has never lost to him in Melbourne, Murray will have the best chance he's ever had to take home his first Australian Open trophy.