Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final, 2013 on grass
It was Murray's first Wimbledon and second Slam title. This was the 3rd Slam of the last 4 where the two had contested the final (Murray winning US Open '12, Djokovic winning Australian Open '13). Djokovic had won the pair's last 3 matches, all after losing the first set
Murray won 114 points, Djokovic 96
Serve Stats
Murray...
- 1st serve percentage (67/105) 64%
- 1st serve points won (48/67) 72%
- 2nd serve points won (16/38) 42%
- Aces 9, Service Winners 1
- Double Faults 2
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (27/105) 26%
Djokovic...
- 1st serve percentage (68/105) 65%
- 1st serve points won (40/68) 59%
- 2nd serve points won (15/37) 41%
- Aces 4 (1 not clean)
- Double Faults 4
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (17/105) 16%
Serve Patterns
Murray served...
- to FH 36%
- to BH 60%
- to Body 4%
Djokovic served...
- to FH 43%
- to BH 52%
- to Body 5%
Return Stats
Murray made...
- 84 (41 FH, 43 BH)
- 1 Winner (1 BH)
- 13 Errors, comprising...
- 7 Unforced (3 FH, 4 BH)
- 6 Forced (6 BH)
- Return Rate (84/101) 83%
Djokovic made...
- 76 (33 FH, 43 BH), including 3 runaround FHs
- 2 Winners (1 FH, 1 BH)
- 17 Errors, comprising...
- 8 Unforced (2 FH, 6 BH)
- 9 Forced (7 FH, 2 BH)
- Return Rate (76/103) 74%
Break Points
Murray 7/17 (8 games)
Djokovic 4/13 (7 games)
Winners (excluding serves, including returns)
Murray 26 (10 FH, 10 BH, 2 FHV, 1 BHV, 3 OH)
Djokovic 26 (9 FH, 6 BH, 5 FHV, 1 BH1/2V, 5 OH)
Murray's FHs - 4 cc, 3 dtl (2 passes - 1 at net, 1 other at net), 2 inside-in and 1 running-down-drop-shot dtl pass at net
- BHs - 4 cc (1 return, 1 pass, 1 Djokovic was on the floor for), 2 dtl (1 pass), 1 inside-out, 1 longline, 1 drop shot and 1 running-down-drop-shot cc pass at net
- 1 FHV was a swinging shot
- 1 OH was on the bounce from the baseline
Djokovic's FHs - 4 cc (1 return), 1 dtl, 1 inside-out, 1 inside-in, 1 running-down-drop-shot cc at net and 1 net chord dribbler
- BHs - 3 cc (2 passes - 1 at net), 1 dtl, 1 inside-in return and 1 drop shot
- 2 from serve-volley points, both first 'volleys' (1 FHV, 1 OH)... the OH was on the bounce
- the BH1/2V was a net chord dribbler
Errors (excluding serves and returns)
Murray 51
- 33 Unforced (19 FH, 12 BH, 2 BHV)... with 1 FH pass attempt at net & 2 FH running-down-drop-shot at net
- 18 Forced (10 FH, 7 BH, 1 FHV)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 45.8
Djokovic 57
- 41 Unforced (19 FH, 19 BH, 1 FHV, 2 BHV)
- 16 Forced (4 FH, 5 BH, 1 FHV, 6 BHV)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 48.0
(Note 1: all half-volleys refer to such shots played at net. Half -volleys played from other parts of the court are included within relevant groundstroke counts)
(Note 2: the Unforced Error Forcefulness Index is an indicator of how aggressive the average UE was. The numbers presented for these two matches are keyed on 4 categories - 20 defensive, 40 neutral, 50 attacking and 60 winner attempt)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Murray was...
- 22/31 (71%) at net, with...
- 4/4 (100%) forced back/retreating
Djokovic was...
- 26/44 (59%) at net, including...
- 4/6 (67%) serve-volleying, all 1st serves
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- 1/3 (33%) forced back/retreated
Match Report
Murray's the more compact player in a match of grinding baseline action that's highly unusual for grass. Action (and the numbers springing out of it) are more what you might expect from a clay encounter than grass
Low second serve points won for both players (Murray 42%, Djokovic 41%). For Djoko, even quite low first serve points won at 59%. Low unreturned rates (Murray 26%, Djoko a measly 16%). 11 breaks in the match and neither player is able to go a set without being broken
65% of Murray's errors and 72% of Djoko's have been marked UEs. On the return, those ratios rise to about 50%. Much of this is due to both players outstanding consistency in returning... they get most forceful serves back
26 winners from both players is a decent number, especially given relatively passive play
Winners/UE differential - Murray -6, Djoko -15
Winners + errors forced/UE differential - Murray +10, Djoko +3.... in light off outstanding defence, these aren't bad figures
The returning from both players is typically top quality, not just for consistency but for neutralizing servers advantage. Typical returns from both players leave a third ball that the server would have to be proactive about to attack. Neither player is, preferring mildly attacking or even neutral third ball shot... and most rallies are of the neutral, dual winged variety
Rallies are long - about a dozen 20+ shot rallies and 10+ is very common - both players strike cleanly, firmly and deepishly. Its sort of play that makes it difficult and risky to attack. In that light, high UE counts don't indicate poor play... both players play soundly. It is unusual for grass though
Murray is more solid, moves and defends better. But for a brief period early in 3rd set, he's quite consistent of play. During that period, his movements drop off a bit, he's just a bit sloppy (not much, mind you) and Djokovic tests him with drop shots
Djokovic has small lapses of error runs also and isn't called on to defend as much, but is basically solid too. Its just that Murray is more so. Djoko isn't able to attack much from the back... few strong, wide hit FH cc's work for him (Murray has match high 10 FH FEs), but BH dtl's are run down and smoothly put back in play.
Most attacking play is Djoko's and they are mild to moderate in nature. Murray's defence is more than up to thwarting it. Even calling it 'attacking play' is a slight exaggeration... its more like Djoko stepping into to hit some mildly attacking shots amidst sound, neutral rallies. Once Murray neutralizes those, play returns to neutral. Neither player obviously leads or reacts... very much 50-50 rallies
It would also be an exaggeration to call it 'passive'. With clean hitting and decent depth, its the sort of play that's liable to draw weak shots that can be attacked - but neither player coughs up the weak ball. So the rallies continue placidly 'til the inevitable error pops up
Djoko does a fair bit of coming to net. He's up there 44 times to Murray's 31. Murray's figure is bolstered by dealing with drop shots... Djokovic is actually far more net hungry. He serve-volleys 6 times too, + a few 'delayed' serve-volleys for which he ends up at net for third ball (also stays back if the return is strong about the same number of times). He's not good on the volley this day. Just 3 UEs but often just plonks the volley in middle of court, some terrible 'drop' volleys that are floated up and leave Murray lined up passes from around the service line. No OH misses from Djoko, but inability to putaway the shot leads to points he's in complete control of eventually getting reset to 50-50 positions
Not much in it between the two players.
Winners are dead even at 26
FEs are near even - Murray 18, Djoko 16... for most of match, Djoko has signifcant lead. Its cut by the end due to Murray being at net - often forced there - in latter part of third set.
UEs read Murray 33, Djoko 41... for most of match, Murray has significant lead due to simply being more consistent off the ground and outlasting Djoko most of the time. That lead is cut in third set too, when Murray gets a bit loose
FH UEs dead even at 19. That's the wing of Murray's that gets loose. For most of match, its just as solid as his BH
BH UEs - Murray 12, Djoko 19... just a case of Murray being more consistent and Djoko missing his dtl shots (which vary from near neutral change-up to winner attempts). Which he's slightly pressured to go for as he's otherwise being outlasted
And Murray with a significant 10% lead in unreturned serves
Djokovic has his chances - and is up a break in the last 2 sets
It was Murray's first Wimbledon and second Slam title. This was the 3rd Slam of the last 4 where the two had contested the final (Murray winning US Open '12, Djokovic winning Australian Open '13). Djokovic had won the pair's last 3 matches, all after losing the first set
Murray won 114 points, Djokovic 96
Serve Stats
Murray...
- 1st serve percentage (67/105) 64%
- 1st serve points won (48/67) 72%
- 2nd serve points won (16/38) 42%
- Aces 9, Service Winners 1
- Double Faults 2
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (27/105) 26%
Djokovic...
- 1st serve percentage (68/105) 65%
- 1st serve points won (40/68) 59%
- 2nd serve points won (15/37) 41%
- Aces 4 (1 not clean)
- Double Faults 4
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (17/105) 16%
Serve Patterns
Murray served...
- to FH 36%
- to BH 60%
- to Body 4%
Djokovic served...
- to FH 43%
- to BH 52%
- to Body 5%
Return Stats
Murray made...
- 84 (41 FH, 43 BH)
- 1 Winner (1 BH)
- 13 Errors, comprising...
- 7 Unforced (3 FH, 4 BH)
- 6 Forced (6 BH)
- Return Rate (84/101) 83%
Djokovic made...
- 76 (33 FH, 43 BH), including 3 runaround FHs
- 2 Winners (1 FH, 1 BH)
- 17 Errors, comprising...
- 8 Unforced (2 FH, 6 BH)
- 9 Forced (7 FH, 2 BH)
- Return Rate (76/103) 74%
Break Points
Murray 7/17 (8 games)
Djokovic 4/13 (7 games)
Winners (excluding serves, including returns)
Murray 26 (10 FH, 10 BH, 2 FHV, 1 BHV, 3 OH)
Djokovic 26 (9 FH, 6 BH, 5 FHV, 1 BH1/2V, 5 OH)
Murray's FHs - 4 cc, 3 dtl (2 passes - 1 at net, 1 other at net), 2 inside-in and 1 running-down-drop-shot dtl pass at net
- BHs - 4 cc (1 return, 1 pass, 1 Djokovic was on the floor for), 2 dtl (1 pass), 1 inside-out, 1 longline, 1 drop shot and 1 running-down-drop-shot cc pass at net
- 1 FHV was a swinging shot
- 1 OH was on the bounce from the baseline
Djokovic's FHs - 4 cc (1 return), 1 dtl, 1 inside-out, 1 inside-in, 1 running-down-drop-shot cc at net and 1 net chord dribbler
- BHs - 3 cc (2 passes - 1 at net), 1 dtl, 1 inside-in return and 1 drop shot
- 2 from serve-volley points, both first 'volleys' (1 FHV, 1 OH)... the OH was on the bounce
- the BH1/2V was a net chord dribbler
Errors (excluding serves and returns)
Murray 51
- 33 Unforced (19 FH, 12 BH, 2 BHV)... with 1 FH pass attempt at net & 2 FH running-down-drop-shot at net
- 18 Forced (10 FH, 7 BH, 1 FHV)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 45.8
Djokovic 57
- 41 Unforced (19 FH, 19 BH, 1 FHV, 2 BHV)
- 16 Forced (4 FH, 5 BH, 1 FHV, 6 BHV)
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 48.0
(Note 1: all half-volleys refer to such shots played at net. Half -volleys played from other parts of the court are included within relevant groundstroke counts)
(Note 2: the Unforced Error Forcefulness Index is an indicator of how aggressive the average UE was. The numbers presented for these two matches are keyed on 4 categories - 20 defensive, 40 neutral, 50 attacking and 60 winner attempt)
Net Points & Serve-Volley
Murray was...
- 22/31 (71%) at net, with...
- 4/4 (100%) forced back/retreating
Djokovic was...
- 26/44 (59%) at net, including...
- 4/6 (67%) serve-volleying, all 1st serves
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- 1/3 (33%) forced back/retreated
Match Report
Murray's the more compact player in a match of grinding baseline action that's highly unusual for grass. Action (and the numbers springing out of it) are more what you might expect from a clay encounter than grass
Low second serve points won for both players (Murray 42%, Djokovic 41%). For Djoko, even quite low first serve points won at 59%. Low unreturned rates (Murray 26%, Djoko a measly 16%). 11 breaks in the match and neither player is able to go a set without being broken
65% of Murray's errors and 72% of Djoko's have been marked UEs. On the return, those ratios rise to about 50%. Much of this is due to both players outstanding consistency in returning... they get most forceful serves back
26 winners from both players is a decent number, especially given relatively passive play
Winners/UE differential - Murray -6, Djoko -15
Winners + errors forced/UE differential - Murray +10, Djoko +3.... in light off outstanding defence, these aren't bad figures
The returning from both players is typically top quality, not just for consistency but for neutralizing servers advantage. Typical returns from both players leave a third ball that the server would have to be proactive about to attack. Neither player is, preferring mildly attacking or even neutral third ball shot... and most rallies are of the neutral, dual winged variety
Rallies are long - about a dozen 20+ shot rallies and 10+ is very common - both players strike cleanly, firmly and deepishly. Its sort of play that makes it difficult and risky to attack. In that light, high UE counts don't indicate poor play... both players play soundly. It is unusual for grass though
Murray is more solid, moves and defends better. But for a brief period early in 3rd set, he's quite consistent of play. During that period, his movements drop off a bit, he's just a bit sloppy (not much, mind you) and Djokovic tests him with drop shots
Djokovic has small lapses of error runs also and isn't called on to defend as much, but is basically solid too. Its just that Murray is more so. Djoko isn't able to attack much from the back... few strong, wide hit FH cc's work for him (Murray has match high 10 FH FEs), but BH dtl's are run down and smoothly put back in play.
Most attacking play is Djoko's and they are mild to moderate in nature. Murray's defence is more than up to thwarting it. Even calling it 'attacking play' is a slight exaggeration... its more like Djoko stepping into to hit some mildly attacking shots amidst sound, neutral rallies. Once Murray neutralizes those, play returns to neutral. Neither player obviously leads or reacts... very much 50-50 rallies
It would also be an exaggeration to call it 'passive'. With clean hitting and decent depth, its the sort of play that's liable to draw weak shots that can be attacked - but neither player coughs up the weak ball. So the rallies continue placidly 'til the inevitable error pops up
Djoko does a fair bit of coming to net. He's up there 44 times to Murray's 31. Murray's figure is bolstered by dealing with drop shots... Djokovic is actually far more net hungry. He serve-volleys 6 times too, + a few 'delayed' serve-volleys for which he ends up at net for third ball (also stays back if the return is strong about the same number of times). He's not good on the volley this day. Just 3 UEs but often just plonks the volley in middle of court, some terrible 'drop' volleys that are floated up and leave Murray lined up passes from around the service line. No OH misses from Djoko, but inability to putaway the shot leads to points he's in complete control of eventually getting reset to 50-50 positions
Not much in it between the two players.
Winners are dead even at 26
FEs are near even - Murray 18, Djoko 16... for most of match, Djoko has signifcant lead. Its cut by the end due to Murray being at net - often forced there - in latter part of third set.
UEs read Murray 33, Djoko 41... for most of match, Murray has significant lead due to simply being more consistent off the ground and outlasting Djoko most of the time. That lead is cut in third set too, when Murray gets a bit loose
FH UEs dead even at 19. That's the wing of Murray's that gets loose. For most of match, its just as solid as his BH
BH UEs - Murray 12, Djoko 19... just a case of Murray being more consistent and Djoko missing his dtl shots (which vary from near neutral change-up to winner attempts). Which he's slightly pressured to go for as he's otherwise being outlasted
And Murray with a significant 10% lead in unreturned serves
Djokovic has his chances - and is up a break in the last 2 sets
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