Andy Murray vs Novak Djokovic — US Open Final

US Open · ATP · Final
GBR
Andy Murray
39 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2012
hard
Novak Djokovic
SRB
Novak Djokovic
#8ATP
2059ELO
2022Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$193MCAREER
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Murray A.
7-6 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-2
Djokovic N.
Murray A.
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Djokovic N.
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Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic 7-6 7-5 2-6 3-6 6-2 in the US Open final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Novak Djokovic came in leading the head-to-head 16–4, defending the title. Andy Murray narrowed the head-to-head to 16–5.

Key context

  • Match story: Andy Murray closed it out in five sets, 7–6 7–5 2–6 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

4–16
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-01-02DohaFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 5-7 6-4
2016-11-14Tour FinalsFhardAndy Murray6-3 6-4
2016-05-23Roland GarrosFclayNovak Djokovic3-6 6-1 6-2 6-4
2016-05-09Rome MastersFclayAndy Murray6-3 6-3
2016-05-02Madrid MastersFclayNovak Djokovic6-2 3-6 6-3
2016-01-18Australian OpenFhardNovak Djokovic6-1 7-5 7-6(3)
2015-11-02Paris MastersFhardNovak Djokovic6-2 6-4
2015-10-11Shanghai MastersSFhardNovak Djokovic6-1 6-3
2015-08-10Canada MastersFhardAndy Murray6-4 4-6 6-3
2015-05-24Roland GarrosSFclayNovak Djokovic6-3 6-3 5-7 5-7 6-1
2015-03-25Miami MastersFhardNovak Djokovic7-6(3) 4-6 6-0
2015-03-12Indian Wells MastersSFhardNovak Djokovic6-2 6-3
2015-01-19Australian OpenFhardNovak Djokovic7-6(5) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-0
2014-10-27Paris MastersQFhardNovak Djokovic7-5 6-2
2014-09-29BeijingSFhardNovak Djokovic6-3 6-4
2014-08-25US OpenQFhardNovak Djokovic7-6(1) 6-7(1) 6-2 6-4
2014-03-19Miami MastersQFhardNovak Djokovic7-5 6-3
2013-06-24WimbledonFgrassAndy Murray6-4 7-5 6-4
2013-01-14Australian OpenFhardNovak Djokovic6-7(2) 7-6(3) 6-3 6-2
2012-11-05Tour FinalsRRhardNovak Djokovic4-6 6-3 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Murray A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Djokovic N.

Djokovic N.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Murray A.

Serve advantage — Djokovic N.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Murray A.Djokovic N.
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Serve
68
—
Return
62

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Murray A.Djokovic N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
56%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
70%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
65%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.5
7.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Murray A.Djokovic N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
92
99
Break points saved·Even
98
100
Break points won·Clear edge
79
99
Deciding sets·Even
99
100
Tiebreaks·Even
98
100

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Murray A.Djokovic N.
Freshness·
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49

Djokovic N.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 127 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 84%

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Djokovic N.
7-6107-52-63-66-2
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Ferrer D.
2-66-16-46-2
Murray A.
Berdych T.
5-76-26-17-67
Quarter-finals
Murray A.
Cilic M.
3-67-646-26-0
Djokovic N.
del Potro J.
6-27-636-4
Ferrer D.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-752-66-37-64
Berdych T.
Federer R.
7-616-43-66-3
R16
Federer R.
Fish M.
W/O
Djokovic N.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-13-1
del Potro J.
Roddick A.
6-717-646-26-4
Ferrer D.
Gasquet R.
7-57-626-4
Tipsarevic J.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-37-656-2
Cilic M.
Klizan M.
7-56-46-0
Murray A.
Raonic M.
6-46-46-2
Berdych T.
Almagro N.
7-646-46-1
R32
Federer R.
Verdasco F.
6-36-46-4
Gasquet R.
Johnson S.
7-646-26-3
Kohlschreiber P.
Isner J.
6-43-64-66-36-4
Berdych T.
Querrey S.
6-766-46-36-2
Cilic M.
Nishikori K.
6-36-46-736-3
Raonic M.
Blake J.
6-36-07-63
Murray A.
Lopez F.
7-657-654-67-64
Almagro N.
Sock J.
7-636-747-626-1
Fish M.
Simon G.
6-15-77-656-3
Djokovic N.
Benneteau J.
6-36-26-2
Wawrinka S.
Dolgopolov A.
6-46-46-2
Roddick A.
Fognini F.
7-57-614-66-4
del Potro J.
Mayer L.
6-37-57-69
Ferrer D.
Hewitt L.
7-694-66-36-0
Tipsarevic J.
Zemlja G.
6-46-37-5
Klizan M.
Chardy J.
6-46-46-4
R64
Wawrinka S.
Darcis S.
6-766-34-66-17-5
Benneteau J.
Novikov D.
3-66-47-617-5
Djokovic N.
Dutra Silva R.
6-26-16-2
Fish M.
Davydenko N.
4-66-746-26-16-2
Simon G.
Wang J.
6-44-66-46-4
Almagro N.
Petzschner P.
6-35-75-76-46-4
Lopez F.
Andujar P.
6-46-16-753-67-5
Blake J.
Granollers M.
6-16-46-2
del Potro J.
Harrison R.
6-26-32-66-2
Mayer L.
Robredo T.
6-16-44-67-5
Roddick A.
Tomic B.
6-36-46-0
Fognini F.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-46-46-2
Dolgopolov A.
Baghdatis M.
6-43-66-07-65
Federer R.
Phau B.
6-26-36-2
Verdasco F.
Ramos A.
7-645-77-656-4
Sock J.
Cipolla F.
6-26-26-4
Querrey S.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-36-46-3
Berdych T.
Zopp J.
6-16-46-2
Murray A.
Dodig I.
6-26-16-3
Raonic M.
Mathieu P.
7-56-47-64
Cilic M.
Brands D.
6-36-25-74-67-5
Nishikori K.
Smyczek T.
6-26-26-4
Chardy J.
Ebden M.
6-46-26-2
Klizan M.
Tsonga J.
6-41-66-16-3
Tipsarevic J.
Baker B.
6-46-36-4
Zemlja G.
Stebe C.
6-42-66-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Paire B.
6-746-33-66-27-64
Isner J.
Nieminen J.
6-36-756-46-3
Gasquet R.
Klahn B.
6-36-36-1
Johnson S.
Gulbis E.
6-737-656-36-4
Hewitt L.
Muller G.
3-67-656-757-56-4
Ferrer D.
Sijsling I.
6-26-37-612
R128
Sock J.
Mayer F.
6-36-23-2
Almagro N.
Stepanek R.
6-46-756-36-4
Simon G.
Russell M.
7-643-65-76-46-1
Wang J.
Karlovic I.
7-646-786-16-4
Davydenko N.
Pella G.
7-53-66-46-2
Fish M.
Soeda G.
7-637-626-3
Benneteau J.
Rochus O.
7-616-26-3
Wawrinka S.
Stakhovsky S.
6-767-626-46-2
Darcis S.
Jaziri M.
3-66-16-16-1
Baghdatis M.
Bachinger M.
6-24-66-46-787-65
Dolgopolov A.
Levine J.
3-64-66-46-16-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Monaco J.
3-61-66-47-667-63
Tomic B.
Berlocq C.
4-67-56-36-4
Ferrer D.
Anderson K.
6-46-27-63
Nieminen J.
Kukushkin M.
6-06-2
Gasquet R.
Montanes A.
4-66-26-36-3
Paire B.
Dimitrov G.
5-76-37-646-2
Isner J.
Malisse X.
6-37-655-77-69
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Devvarman S.
6-36-23-66-4
Querrey S.
Lu Y.
6-746-46-47-5
Cipolla F.
Kavcic B.
6-47-653-66-3
Petzschner P.
Mahut N.
1-64-66-47-57-63
Verdasco F.
Machado R.
6-16-26-4
Ramos A.
Ginepri R.
6-737-56-46-0
Federer R.
Young D.
6-36-26-4
Djokovic N.
Lorenzi P.
6-16-06-1
Dutra Silva R.
Gabashvili T.
4-66-46-756-37-5
Novikov D.
Janowicz J.
6-27-663-66-3
Fognini F.
Roger-Vasselin E.
3-65-76-46-47-5
Roddick A.
Williams R.
6-36-46-4
Robredo T.
Seppi A.
6-17-56-3
Mayer L.
Kubot L.
6-46-47-5
Harrison R.
Becker B.
7-56-46-2
del Potro J.
Serra F.
6-47-646-4
Sijsling I.
Gimeno Traver D.
7-56-36-4
Hewitt L.
Kamke T.
4-66-26-16-4
Muller G.
Youzhny M.
2-63-67-57-667-66
Gulbis E.
Haas T.
3-64-66-47-56-3
Johnson S.
Ram R.
6-37-656-3
Klahn B.
Melzer J.
4-66-37-55-76-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Llodra M.
7-624-67-646-1
Stebe C.
Troicki V.
6-46-43-66-2
Zemlja G.
Mello R.
7-57-637-5
Baker B.
Hajek J.
6-36-46-2
Tipsarevic J.
Rufin G.
4-63-66-26-36-2
Tsonga J.
Beck K.
6-36-17-62
Klizan M.
Falla A.
6-46-16-2
Ebden M.
Ito T.
7-696-36-2
Chardy J.
Volandri F.
6-36-46-3
Nishikori K.
Andreozzi G.
6-16-26-4
Smyczek T.
Reynolds B.
1-66-46-24-66-4
Brands D.
Ungur A.
7-646-47-65
Cilic M.
Matosevic M.
5-72-66-46-26-4
Raonic M.
Giraldo S.
6-34-63-66-46-4
Mathieu P.
Andreev I.
2-64-67-617-646-1
Blake J.
Lacko L.
7-56-23-66-3
Granollers M.
Kudla D.
6-34-66-37-62
Lopez F.
Haase R.
6-37-56-2
Andujar P.
Bellucci T.
7-653-67-617-5
Dodig I.
Moriya H.
6-06-16-2
Murray A.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-26-46-1
Berdych T.
Goffin D.
7-56-36-3
Zopp J.
Istomin D.
3-66-36-37-5
Phau B.
Authom M.
6-24-66-47-65