Novak Djokovic gained revenge over world No 1 Andy Murray to claim the first title of the ATP season with a 6-3 5-7 6-4 victory in the Qatar Open final.
The pair showed just why they are the very best in the world with a superb display over almost three hours to entertain a capacity crowd in Doha.
However it was the world No 2 who kicked off his 2017 season with the narrowest of victories to end Murray's brilliant streak of wins at 28 and five consecutive tournaments, while the Serb claimed his first title since the Toronto Masters in July.
It also continued a remarkable streak of wins for Djokovic, who has now won the opening set against Murray on 20 occasions and has won all 20 matches, although it could have been different as Murray battled back from a set and a break down to save three championship points and force the deciding third set.
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