Updated On: 09 January, 2017 08:23 AM IST | | AFP
<p>Andy Murray dismissed the idea that his defeat by arch-rival Novak Djokovic in the Qatar Open will have any impact on his attempts to win the Australian Open for the first time</p>

Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning the Qatar Open title in Doha on Saturday. Pic/PTI
Doha: Andy Murray dismissed the idea that his defeat by arch-rival Novak Djokovic in the Qatar Open will have any impact on his attempts to win the Australian Open for the first time. The world number one lost 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 to the Serb in an early season classic, the Briton's first defeat in 29 competitive matches, but Murray said it would mean little when he soon begins his latest attempt to win in Melbourne where he has agonisingly lost five finals.