Djokovic And Murray Are Building Historic Rivalry

The current world no 1 Serbian star Novak Djokovic and world no 2 Andy Murray of Great Britain are building a rivalry which will make history very soon.  Although this rivalry is not as much prominent as Federer-Nadal or Aggasi-Sampras rivalry, but if both stars continue their peak performance they will surely catch or even surpass these historic rivalries.  Both of these guys have met in 3 of last 4 grand slam finals.  Both men are without any doubt are elite players and at pinnacle of their careers.  In this article we will look back a complete detailed history of all meeting between both of these guys.  Lets enjoy:

Overall Statistics

Both of these men met each other 19 times in their careers with Djokovic leads by 11-8.  In these 19 meeting 9 were in the finals in which Murray leads by 5-4.  They met each other 5 times in grand slam tournament with Djokovic leads by 3-2. In grand slam finals they met 4 times with 2-2 apiece.  

Statistics By Courts Type:

1)      Grass Courts

 They met on grass twice in their career, with Murray winning both of these matches and continue his grass dominance on his fierce rival.

2)      Hard Courts

      They met 14 times on hard courts with Djokovic leading by 8:6 head to head.  These meeting include all master 1000, Atp 500 events as well as grand slams.  These stats show that Djokovic is dominant tennis world on hard courts and even Murray.

3)      Clay Courts

      Overall they met 4 times on clay with no meeting at French Open.  Here again Djokovic lead by 3:1.  Dirt is Murray’s worst surface and his stats against Djokovic are showing that fact.

Statistics At Grand Slams:

They met all three grand slams except French Open in their career.  The detailed history of their meetings in grand slams is shown below,

1)      Wimbledon

      They met only once at wimbledon final and this is their very recent meeting at 2013 in which Murray won in straight sets by 6-4 7-5 6-4.  After winning this match Murray became the only British man in 72 years to win at All England Club.

2)      Australian Open

      They met at Australian Open three times with Djokovic continue his dominance at Melbourne by winning all   three meetings. In 2011 Djokovic beat him in final of Australian open in straight sets by 6-4 6-2 6-3.  In 2012 Djokovic again beat Murray in semi finals in 5 hours thriller by 6-3 3-6 7-6 6-1 7-5. that was a historic semi final in grand slam history.  In 2013 for third consecutive year this time again in final Djokvic beat him in four sets by 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-2 and continue his dominance in Australia.

3)      US Open

      They met only once at US Open final in 2012, where Andy Murray won first grand slam of his career by beating Djokovic in five sets by 7-6 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-2 .  This victory of Murray was first one after losing four grand slam finals i-e 3 to Federer and 1 to Djokovic.  So that was a huge boos up for Murray in his career under coaching of Ivan Lendl.

Statistics By Masters 1000 Events:

The detailed analyses of their meetings in Masters 1000 events is given below

1)      Indian Wells Masters

      They met only once at Indian Wells only once in 2008 semis, where Djokovic won easily in straight sets by 6-2 6-3.

2)      Miami Masters

      They met at Miami three times in his career with Djokovic leading by 2:1.  First they meet in 2007 semi finals, where Djokovic crashed Murray by 6-1 6-0.  Secondly they meet in 2009 final, where Murray dominated in straight sets by 6-2 7-5.  They met here in 2012 final for the third time where Djokovic beat Murray by 6-1 7-6. 

3)      Madrid Masters

They met only once at this tournament in 2006 3^rd round, where Djokovic got victory by 1-6 7-5 6-3 in three tight sets.

4)      Monte Carlo Masters

      They met at this tournament one time at 2008 3^rd round where Djokovic dismantle Murray by 6-0 6-4.

5)      Rome Masters

 Both men meet at Rome in 2011 semi finals where tennis world saw a great clay court fight between these players.  Although Djokovic won by 6-1 3-6 7-6 but Murray proved himself a great fighter.

6)      Rogers Cup Masters

      They met at Rogers Cup only one time in 2008 quarterfinals where Murray won in straight sets by 6-3 7-6.

7)      Cincinnati Masters

      Both guys met at this tournament twice with Murray winning both of these meeting.  First in 2008 final Murray beat him by 7-6 7-6.  Secondly in 2011 final Murray beat Djokovic by 6-4 3-0 (Retired).  Djokovic was forced to retire due to shoulder injury.  This was first defeat of Djokovic at Masters 1000 event in 2011.

8)      Shanghai Masters

      They met just one time here and it was last year in 2012 final.  This match was dramatic one, with Murray had plenty of match points but Djokovic ended as victorious by 5-7 7-6 6-3.  This match showed again mental toughness of Nole inside the court.

Statistics At ATP 500 Events:

            They met at only one 500 event, and that was Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship 2012, where Murray won in straight sets by 6-2 7-5.

Statistics At World Tour Finals:

            They met at year ending championship only once in 2012 round robin, in which Djokovic came back from a set down to win that match by 4-6 6-3 7-5. 

Statistics At Olympic Games:

            They met at London Olympics in 2012 semi finals, in which Andy Murray dominated by 7-5 7-5.  After getting this victory Murray won gold medal by beating Roger Federer for the first time in a five set match.