Andy Murray beat Novak Djokovic 7-6(10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 in the US Open final, 2012 on hard court
The win gave Murray his first Slam title in his 4th final. Djokovic had been the defending champion. The two would go onto play the Australian Open final shortly after the following year, with Djokovic winning
Murray won 160 points, Djokovic 155
Serve Stats
Murray...
- 1st serve percentage (98/150) 65%
- 1st serve points won (61/98) 62%
- 2nd serve points won (25/52) 48%
- Aces 5
- Double Faults 4
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (38/150) 25%
Djokovic...
- 1st serve percentage (103/165) 62%
- 1st serve points won (65/103) 63%
- 2nd serve points won (26/62) 42%
- Aces 7, Service Winners 1
- Double Faults 5
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (29/165) 18%
Serve Patterns
Murray served...
- to FH 46%
- to BH 40%
- to Body 14%
Djokovic served...
- to FH 41%
- to BH 39%
- to Body 20%
Return Stats
Murray made...
- 131 (67 FH, 64 BH), including 1 runaround FH & 1 runaround BH
- 21 Errors, comprising...
- 10 Unforced (6 FH, 4 BH)
- 11 Forced (4 FH, 7 BH)
- Return Rate (131/160) 82%
Djokovic made...
- 108 (63 FH, 45 BH), including 4 runaround FHs
- 1 Winner (1 BH)
- 33 Errors, comprising...
- 16 Unforced (10 FH, 6 BH)
- 17 Forced (12 FH, 5 BH)
- Return Rate (108/146) 74%
Break Points
Murray 8/17 (12 games)
Djokovic 9/18 (11 games)
Winners (excluding serves, including returns)
Murray 24 (11 FH, 9 BH, 2 BHV, 1 OH, 1 BHOH)
Djokovic 29 (11 FH, 4 BH, 4 FHV, 3 BHV, 7 OH)
Murray's FHs - 2 cc (1 pass), 1 dtl pass, 1 dtl/inside-out, 2 inside-out, 1 inside-out/dtl, 3 inside-in and 1 inside-in/cc
- BHs - 4 cc (1 pass), 2 dtl passes, 2 inside-out (1 a slice, effectively a drop shot) and 1 longline pass at net
Djokovic's FHs - 2 cc, 1 cc/longline at net, 1 dtl, 3 inside-out, 1 inside-out/dtl, 1 inside-in, 1 lob and 1 drop shot at net
- BHs - 1 cc, 2 dtl (1 return) and 1 drop shot
- 1 from a serve-volley point, a first volley BHV
- 1 FHV was a swinging shot
- 1 OH was on the bounce from no-man's land
Errors (excluding serves and returns)
Murray 93
- 63 Unforced (34 FH, 29 BH)... with 1 FH pass attempt at net
- 30 Forced (16 FH, 13 BH, 1 BHV)... with 1 FH running-down-drop-shot at net & 1 non-net BHV
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 42.7
Djokovic 93
- 75 Unforced (34 FH, 37 BH, 1 FHV, 2 BHV, 2 OH)
- 18 Forced (8 FH, 8 BH, 1 FHV, 1 BHOH)... with 1 FH at net
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 45.5
(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...
- 12/18 (67%) at net, with...
- 1/3 (33%) forced back/retreating
Djokovic was...
- 37/52 (71%) at net, including...
- 1/1 serve-volleying, a 1st serve
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- 2/4 (50%) forced back/retreated
Match Report
A poor match where the two players vie to play less badly than the other and 'honours' are about even. Djokovic plays the smarter match so for honours to be about even (and for him to lose), he must've played worse. Court looks on the quick side of normal but wind hampers both players hitting, though nothing like to the degree of justifying the low quality of play
Match long stats are of limited use. its a see-saw match, with one or the other playing poorly to fall behind in the last 3 sets. Or both playing equally badly to stay about even for the first 2. At best, 1 player plays decently while the other falters his way behind (Djokovic in set 4 and to lesser degree, Murray in set 5 provide the most decent form)
First serve in (Murray +3%) and first serve points won (Djoko +1%) are near wash, with Murray having significant +6% second serve points won. Its not particularly important... service percentage and points won across serves varies across different parts of match for both players
Break point figures are nearly the same -
- Murray 8/17, Djoko 9/18... with Murray having them in 1 extra game. Also not important, with lots of fluctuations through match
On winners/UE differential, Murray finishes -38, Djoko -45.
Even adding errors forced out of opponent to winners, Murray's still -20, Djoko -15
The figures aren't deceptive. Playing quality is poor. And nature of play is long bouts of closed court ball punching longline or at blunt cc angles, with a fair amount of slicing by the standards of the two players (particularly Djokovic, who generally rarely slices)
Closed court ball-bashing is the norm for the match up, but with the hitting force down, action is like warm-up rally, to exaggerate a bit. Some very long rallies in there and also, lots of sloppy errors from both
At start of match, the wind is very strong and Djokovic's tight shirt is flapping about constantly. It dies down to reasonable level in latter half of first set. And then rises and falls unpredictably at intervals. Its not overly strong. You don't see the ball being blown of course - and there are lots of slices from both players, that tend to get blown around by very strong winds. Aside from start of match, neither player is forced to make last instant adjustments to their shots due to ball holding up. Murray's sporting sticking up bushy hair and it isn't blown about much after the first half of first set
Djokovic carries on considerably. He falls down 4-5 times and appears to be on the brink of falling after hitting shots he misses regularly. It does not look genuine. He also does a lot of grunting while slicing for some reason
If there's a difference between the two players, its in the BHs. FH UEs are tied at 34 but Murray has advantage on the BH 29 to 37
What's more, Djokovic is uncharacteristically harmless off that side. Just 4 winners - 1 being a return, another a drop shot from well inside court. Basically, 2 bona fida baseline-to-baseline winners. When he whacks a cc winner from a regulation position late in the match, it brings home what he's missing in this match. Attacking or at least pressuring regulation BHs and big part of the usual Djoko game. Not here. Just put ball in court stuff. He does try attacking dtl change ups, but usually misses. Quality of rallies vary but at its best, Murray is harder hitter of BH, and more able to yank the ball a bit wide to pressure Djoko
Djoko also takes to falling back to well behind the baseline to rally regularly. In general, he's not a take-the-ball-early sort of player but seeing him here brings home that he's also not a fall-back and counter-punch guy exactly either. When Djoko falls back, Murray hits a bit wider and harder. Some very well constructed points with Murray running Djoko around... more often, Murray's play remains mild of force and direction
On whole, Djoko probably steps into court to look to attack more too. He doesn't hit particularly hard (and certainly not wide) and Murray's able to scamper and defend as needed. And Djoko gives up attacking errors
The win gave Murray his first Slam title in his 4th final. Djokovic had been the defending champion. The two would go onto play the Australian Open final shortly after the following year, with Djokovic winning
Murray won 160 points, Djokovic 155
Serve Stats
Murray...
- 1st serve percentage (98/150) 65%
- 1st serve points won (61/98) 62%
- 2nd serve points won (25/52) 48%
- Aces 5
- Double Faults 4
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (38/150) 25%
Djokovic...
- 1st serve percentage (103/165) 62%
- 1st serve points won (65/103) 63%
- 2nd serve points won (26/62) 42%
- Aces 7, Service Winners 1
- Double Faults 5
- Unreturned Serve Percentage (29/165) 18%
Serve Patterns
Murray served...
- to FH 46%
- to BH 40%
- to Body 14%
Djokovic served...
- to FH 41%
- to BH 39%
- to Body 20%
Return Stats
Murray made...
- 131 (67 FH, 64 BH), including 1 runaround FH & 1 runaround BH
- 21 Errors, comprising...
- 10 Unforced (6 FH, 4 BH)
- 11 Forced (4 FH, 7 BH)
- Return Rate (131/160) 82%
Djokovic made...
- 108 (63 FH, 45 BH), including 4 runaround FHs
- 1 Winner (1 BH)
- 33 Errors, comprising...
- 16 Unforced (10 FH, 6 BH)
- 17 Forced (12 FH, 5 BH)
- Return Rate (108/146) 74%
Break Points
Murray 8/17 (12 games)
Djokovic 9/18 (11 games)
Winners (excluding serves, including returns)
Murray 24 (11 FH, 9 BH, 2 BHV, 1 OH, 1 BHOH)
Djokovic 29 (11 FH, 4 BH, 4 FHV, 3 BHV, 7 OH)
Murray's FHs - 2 cc (1 pass), 1 dtl pass, 1 dtl/inside-out, 2 inside-out, 1 inside-out/dtl, 3 inside-in and 1 inside-in/cc
- BHs - 4 cc (1 pass), 2 dtl passes, 2 inside-out (1 a slice, effectively a drop shot) and 1 longline pass at net
Djokovic's FHs - 2 cc, 1 cc/longline at net, 1 dtl, 3 inside-out, 1 inside-out/dtl, 1 inside-in, 1 lob and 1 drop shot at net
- BHs - 1 cc, 2 dtl (1 return) and 1 drop shot
- 1 from a serve-volley point, a first volley BHV
- 1 FHV was a swinging shot
- 1 OH was on the bounce from no-man's land
Errors (excluding serves and returns)
Murray 93
- 63 Unforced (34 FH, 29 BH)... with 1 FH pass attempt at net
- 30 Forced (16 FH, 13 BH, 1 BHV)... with 1 FH running-down-drop-shot at net & 1 non-net BHV
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 42.7
Djokovic 93
- 75 Unforced (34 FH, 37 BH, 1 FHV, 2 BHV, 2 OH)
- 18 Forced (8 FH, 8 BH, 1 FHV, 1 BHOH)... with 1 FH at net
- Unforced Error Forcefulness Index 45.5
(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...
- 12/18 (67%) at net, with...
- 1/3 (33%) forced back/retreating
Djokovic was...
- 37/52 (71%) at net, including...
- 1/1 serve-volleying, a 1st serve
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- 2/4 (50%) forced back/retreated
Match Report
A poor match where the two players vie to play less badly than the other and 'honours' are about even. Djokovic plays the smarter match so for honours to be about even (and for him to lose), he must've played worse. Court looks on the quick side of normal but wind hampers both players hitting, though nothing like to the degree of justifying the low quality of play
Match long stats are of limited use. its a see-saw match, with one or the other playing poorly to fall behind in the last 3 sets. Or both playing equally badly to stay about even for the first 2. At best, 1 player plays decently while the other falters his way behind (Djokovic in set 4 and to lesser degree, Murray in set 5 provide the most decent form)
First serve in (Murray +3%) and first serve points won (Djoko +1%) are near wash, with Murray having significant +6% second serve points won. Its not particularly important... service percentage and points won across serves varies across different parts of match for both players
Break point figures are nearly the same -
- Murray 8/17, Djoko 9/18... with Murray having them in 1 extra game. Also not important, with lots of fluctuations through match
On winners/UE differential, Murray finishes -38, Djoko -45.
Even adding errors forced out of opponent to winners, Murray's still -20, Djoko -15
The figures aren't deceptive. Playing quality is poor. And nature of play is long bouts of closed court ball punching longline or at blunt cc angles, with a fair amount of slicing by the standards of the two players (particularly Djokovic, who generally rarely slices)
Closed court ball-bashing is the norm for the match up, but with the hitting force down, action is like warm-up rally, to exaggerate a bit. Some very long rallies in there and also, lots of sloppy errors from both
At start of match, the wind is very strong and Djokovic's tight shirt is flapping about constantly. It dies down to reasonable level in latter half of first set. And then rises and falls unpredictably at intervals. Its not overly strong. You don't see the ball being blown of course - and there are lots of slices from both players, that tend to get blown around by very strong winds. Aside from start of match, neither player is forced to make last instant adjustments to their shots due to ball holding up. Murray's sporting sticking up bushy hair and it isn't blown about much after the first half of first set
Djokovic carries on considerably. He falls down 4-5 times and appears to be on the brink of falling after hitting shots he misses regularly. It does not look genuine. He also does a lot of grunting while slicing for some reason
If there's a difference between the two players, its in the BHs. FH UEs are tied at 34 but Murray has advantage on the BH 29 to 37
What's more, Djokovic is uncharacteristically harmless off that side. Just 4 winners - 1 being a return, another a drop shot from well inside court. Basically, 2 bona fida baseline-to-baseline winners. When he whacks a cc winner from a regulation position late in the match, it brings home what he's missing in this match. Attacking or at least pressuring regulation BHs and big part of the usual Djoko game. Not here. Just put ball in court stuff. He does try attacking dtl change ups, but usually misses. Quality of rallies vary but at its best, Murray is harder hitter of BH, and more able to yank the ball a bit wide to pressure Djoko
Djoko also takes to falling back to well behind the baseline to rally regularly. In general, he's not a take-the-ball-early sort of player but seeing him here brings home that he's also not a fall-back and counter-punch guy exactly either. When Djoko falls back, Murray hits a bit wider and harder. Some very well constructed points with Murray running Djoko around... more often, Murray's play remains mild of force and direction
On whole, Djoko probably steps into court to look to attack more too. He doesn't hit particularly hard (and certainly not wide) and Murray's able to scamper and defend as needed. And Djoko gives up attacking errors
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