Players whom Murray handled more easily than any of the big3

abmk

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Karlovic : Murray is 7-0 vs Karlovic breaking him clearly more often than any of the big 3. Maybe he met him at slightly weaker times & was forced to break him more due to his own serve being the most vulnerable among the big4. But still he handled Karlovic's serve very impressively.
Djokovic is 1-2 in h2h vs Karlovic, Nadal is 5-0, Federer is 13-1

Tsonga : Murray is 14-2 vs Tsonga, Fed is 11-6, Djokovic : 16-6 and Nadal 8-4. Seemed to annoy Tsonga the most. Tsonga could keep up for a while and even dominate the proceedings, but just couldn't sustain it for long enough vs Murray on multiple occasions.

Kyrgios : Murray probably reads his serve a tad better than the other 3, but Kyrgios also had a mental block vs him. Even clowning around in Murray's comeback match after long break at Queens 18 before barely winning. Murray is 5-1 vs him (incl. wins at all 4 slams). Federer is 3-1, Djokovic is 0-2 and Nadal is 3-2.

Simon : Simon can't bore or annoy or surprise Murray with changes of pace, unlike vs Fed/Nadal/Djokovic. Hence the humungous deficit of 2-16 in h2h vs Murray.
Federer is 7-2 vs Simon, Djokovic 11-1, Nadal is 8-1.

Any others ?
 
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I was thinking of making thread asking which type of h2h is better having more/double the amount of wins against an opponent while having a loss or two is better than another player being undefeated against the same player but with lesser wins (the Karlovic example in this case with Fed,
RAFA is 3-2 against Kyrgoat.
 

K-H

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Karlovic : Murray is 7-0 vs Karlovic breaking him clearly more often than any of the big 3. Maybe he met him at slightly weaker times & was forced to break him more due to his own serve being the most vulnerable among the big4. But still he handled Karlovic's serve very impressively.
Djokovic is 1-2 in h2h vs Karlovic, Nadal is 5-0, Federer is 13-1

Tsonga : Murray is 14-2 vs Tsonga, Fed is 11-6, Djokovic : 16-6 and Nadal 8-4. Seemed to annoy Tsonga the most. Tsonga could keep up for a while and even dominate the proceedings, but just couldn't sustain it for long enough vs Murray on multiple occasions.

Kyrgios : Murray probably reads his serve a tad better than the other 3, but Kyrgios also had a mental block vs him. Even clowning around in Murray's comeback match after long break at Queens 18 before barely winning. Murray is 5-1 vs him (incl. wins at all 4 slams). Federer is 3-1, Djokovic is 0-2 and Nadal is 2-3.

Simon : Simon can't bore or annoy or surprise Murray with changes of pace, unlike vs Fed/Nadal/Djokovic. Hence the humungous deficit of 2-16 in h2h vs Murray.
Federer is 7-2 vs Simon, Djokovic 11-1, Nadal is 8-1.

Any others ?
Nadal has a winning record of 3-2 vs Kyrgios not a losing one.

But Yh you make a good point. Murray was a top top player and a nightmare for most players even if he didn’t any winners, the opponent would still struggle.
 

abmk

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Nadal has a winning record of 3-2 vs Kyrgios not a losing one.

But Yh you make a good point. Murray was a top top toon player and a nightmare for most players even if he didn’t any winners, the opponent would still struggle.

Yeah, I knew that. Just typed it wrongly.
Corrected.
 
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abmk

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How about Isner?

Murray is 8-0 vs the Big Izz, Djokovic is 9-2, Federer 5-2, Nadal 7-0.

Djokovic's really handled Isner well after the 1st 3 matches (where he went 1-2). A clearly higher break than Murray%.
Nadal is undefeated vs him, just as Murray is with only slightly worse stats.

So its debatable.
 

Druss

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Tsonga is a mystery! Has a decent record versus Fed, beating him on HC, clay and grass, yet versus Murray, in pretty much the same time frame (2008-16) gets owned big time.
 
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