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LONDON -- Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are building their own Grand Slam rivalry, one that perhaps someday will merit mention alongside Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal, or Djokovic vs. Nadal. When the No. 1-ranked Djokovic faces No. 2 Murray to determine Wimbledons champion Sunday, it will be their fourth meeting in a major final -- and third in less than a year. Djokovic beat Murray at the Australian Open in 2011. Murray beat Djokovic at the U.S. Open last September. Djokovic beat Murray at the Australian Open this January. Thats not yet quite up to the lofty standard set by Federer and Nadal, who played each other in eight Grand Slam title matches from 2006-11. Djokovic and Nadal have contested five major finals since 2010, including a stretch of four in a row. While part of the appeal of the Federer-Nadal matchup lies in their vastly contrasting games -- all the way down to the most basic level, righty vs. lefty -- Djokovic-Murray features two guys who employ rather similar styles. They are improving servers and fantastic returners who managed to silence big hitters in the semifinals Friday: Tough to decide whether it was more surprising that Djokovic had a 22-4 edge in aces during his 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (6), 6-3 victory over No. 8 Juan Martin del Potro, or that Murray had a 20-9 edge in aces during his 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 victory over No. 24 Jerzy Janowicz. They also are cover-everything hustlers who can switch from defence to offence, quick as can be. "There is some similarities there, in terms of if you look at stats and stuff. I mean, both of us return well. Thats probably the strongest part of our games. Both play predominantly from the baseline," said Murray, who is aiming to become the first British man to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936. "We both move well, but a different sort of movement," Murray continued. "Hes extremely flexible and he slides into shots, even on the courts here. He slides more. Hes quite a bit lighter than me. So Id say I probably move with more power, and hes much more flexible than me." In the womens final Saturday, 15th-seeded Marion Bartoli of France won her first Grand Slam title, beating 23rd-seeded Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-1, 6-4. Djokovic, the 2011 Wimbledon champion, is seeking his seventh Grand Slam title overall and will be playing in his 11th major final. Murray is 1-5 in major finals. He has reached the championship matches at each of the last four Grand Slam tournaments he entered; he skipped this years French Open because of a bad back. Murray didnt need to expend too much energy to get past Janowicz, but Djokovics win against del Potro was physically and emotionally sapping. It lasted 4 hours, 43 minutes, a record for a Wimbledon semifinal, and was filled with intense points. "I did play a very long match, but I had situations before where I had to recover even just in 24 hours for the match the next day," Djokovic said Saturday. "I kind of got used to it and I know my body. I have a great team of people around me that make sure that we respect everything that we usually do. Im confident Ill be ready for tomorrow." Del Potros take about how much Djokovic will have left for Sunday: "He will be OK." Djokovic and Murray have put up remarkably close numbers over this fortnight. Djokovic has lost two sets, Murray three. Djokovic has dropped 80 games through six matches, Murray 82. Djokovic has won 95 of 101 service games, Murray 95 of 103. Djokovic has 76 aces and only seven double-faults; Murray has 80 aces and 11 double-faults. Born a week apart in May 1987, Djokovic and Murray first met as junior players. "We know each other since we were 11 years old. On and off the court, we have lots of respect for each other. Always very fair, very honest relationship," Djokovic said. "Now we are big rivals and its difficult. ... So we dont get together and have dinners and parties, but we definitely always chat and remember the fun days we had as juniors." The two men get along well enough that when both were at the semifinal stage of last years U.S. Open, they sat in front of a computer together and watched online while Murrays Scotland and Djokovics Serbia played to a 0-0 draw in a qualifying match for the World Cup. "We have a professional friendship, I think, now. When we were younger, it was more friendly," Murray said. "Weve spent a lot of time discussing various issues within tennis and doing what I think sometimes what was best for the sport. But I dont think it goes more than that right now. I would hope when we finish playing, it will be different," Murray added. "But its just hard, because playing in big, big matches with a lot on the line, you cant be best of friends when thats happening." Djokovic leads the head-to-head series 11-7, including winning their most recent three matches. While this is their first Wimbledon encounter, they did play on the All England Clubs grass in the semifinals of last years London Olympics, and Murray won 7-5, 7-5 on his way to a gold medal. Thats part of year-plus stretch in which Murray has won 17 consecutive matches on grass, and 23 of 24. His victory over Federer in the Olympic final, four weeks after losing to the 17-time major title winner on the same court in the Wimbledon final, gave Murray a real boost of confidence. Theres a tremendous amount of pressure and expectations heaped on Murray every year at this time, because of the considerable wait for a British champion. He knows that, of course. So does Djokovic, who is aware there will not be many people pulling for him in the stands Sunday. "Its normal to expect, in a way, that most of the crowd will be on his side. Hes a local hero," Djokovic said. Murray says he thrives with the backing of 15,000 or so flag-waving, top-of-their-lungs-yelling spectators every time he plays on Centre Court. "Theres that extra bit of pressure that probably Novak doesnt have," said Murrays older brother, Jamie, who won the 2007 mixed doubles title at the All England Club. "If (Andy) deals with that well, then Im sure he can perform in the final. Whether he wins or not I dont know, but theyre two evenly matched guys, and theyve had a lot of great matches in the past. Hopefully Sunday will be another one." Instead of another Federer vs. Nadal, No. 1 vs. No. 2, match on the last Sunday, this time itll be Djokovic and Murray. In as unpredictable a Wimbledon as anyone can recall, Nadal lost in the first round, and Federer exited in the second, both against men ranked outside the top 100. Murray was asked how his mindset might be different in his second Wimbledon final than it was in his first, 12 months ago. "Ill be probably in a better place mentally. I would hope so, just because Ive been there before. I won a Grand Slam. I would hope I would be a little bit calmer going into Sunday," Murray said. "But you dont know. You dont decide that. I might wake up on Sunday and be unbelievably nervous, more nervous than I ever have been before. But I wouldnt expect to be." Scarpe Nike Scontate Online . Laudrup revealed Thursday he was notified of his dismissal in "the briefest of letters which gave no reasons why such hasty and final action was deemed necessary. 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