The Federer vs Murray Rivalry was a very special one but if there is one tennis rivalry that was even better than that one it was the Novak Djokovic vs Andy Murray Rivalry. This was one rivalry where both the players pushed each other and brought out the best in each other and they more often than not played each other in finals of tournaments and this tells the fans that these both had amazing tennis chemistry and that they did not give each other an Inch. These 2 were amongst the best 4 players for over a decade and a half now.
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Novak Djokovic vs Andy Murray has been one of those rivalries where even though they have faced each other 36 times it still does not get old. Novak Djokovic has won 25 out of the 36 Matches they have played against each other and Andy Murray has won 11 Matches against the great Serb player. They are the only pair of tennis players to compete against each other in 4 different Australian Open finals. They are also only one of 2 pairs in history of the open era to have met in each of the 4 Grand Slam finals. This is how great their rivalry is so let’s celebrate this once in a lifetime tennis rivalry.
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Novak Djokovic vs Andy Murray Head to Head in Grand Slams
They have faced each other in 10 Grand Slam Matches which is a lot and among these Novak Djokovic has won 8 out of the 10 matches which gives him a 80% win percentage. Their first Grand Slam meeting was the 2011 Australian Open Final where Novak Djokovic won in straight sets and then they again met at the 2012 Australian Open and US Open Final and Novak Djokovic won the Australian open Final and Andy Murray won the US Open Final in a 5 set thriller. They also met in the 2013 Wimbledon Final where Andy Murray won in straight sets and then also in the 2016 French Open Final where Novak Djokovic won in 4 sets.
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Novak Djokovic vs Andy Murray Other Head to Head
Other than the 10 Grand Slam Matches they played against each other, they faced off 26 other times and here Novak Djokovic won 15 of those Matches and Andy Murray won 9 of those Matches. They started their rivalry in 2006 at the Madrid Open where Novak Djokovic won the match. They have been competing against each other at the top level for 16 years and they have played all around the world as well from USA, Canada, Italy, Dubai, China and Paris to name a few. They also played against each other at the 2012 London Olympics where Andy Murray won the semi final.
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