Federer–Murray rivalry

The Federer–Murray rivalry is a rivalry between two professional tennis players, Roger Federer of Switzerland and Andy Murray of Great Britain.

They have met 25 times in official Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) matches, and Federer leads 14–11. Federer has a 5–1 lead in Grand Slam matches including a 3–0 lead in finals. Federer also leads 4–1 at the ATP World Tour Finals. Murray leads 6–3 in Masters 1000 matches including a 2–0 lead in finals. Federer leads 12–10 on hard courts, 2–1 on Grass and they have never met on clay.[1] The three finals they have played at the Grand Slams were 2008 US Open, 2010 Australian Open, and the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. Like Federer's rivalry with Rafael Nadal, they have yet to meet on any stage in the French Open. They also met in the Gold Medal match at the 2012 London Olympics. Murray dominated the rivalry early on, winning 6 of the first 8 meetings between the two, but Federer has since levelled and subsequently edged ahead in the head to head, winning 9 of the last 12 matches. Federer has however dominated at the Grand Slam tournaments from the start of their rivalry, winning 5 out of 6 matches at the Majors, his sole loss coming at the 2013 Australian Open.

They reigned simultaneously as the two best players in the world between August and September 2009.[2][3]

Notable matches

Federer defeated Murray to win his fifth US Open title, which tied the Open Era record.

2005 Bangkok final

This match played between Federer and Murray was the first match of their rivalry and took place at the Thailand Open. While it was the 41st final of Federer's career, it was Murray's first career final. The world No. 1 Swiss ultimately prevailed in straight sets over the 18-year-old Scotsman.[4]

2006 Cincinnati Masters round of 32

This match is notable as it occurred in Federer's historic 2006 season where he compiled a record of 92–5. Four of those losses came at the hands of his arch-rival Rafael Nadal, with the only other to Murray at the Cincinnati Masters. The then world no. 21 stunned the dominant world no. 1, scoring the biggest upset victory of the young Scotsman's career. This match also marked the only tournament in 2006 where Federer failed to reach the finals.[5]

2008 US Open final

Federer entered the match attempting to win his thirteenth Grand Slam title and a record fifth consecutive in New York, while the 21-year-old Murray had reached the finals of a Slam for the first time in his career. Federer came roaring out of the gates and comfortably secured the first set. The Swiss continued his dominance by achieving an early break in the second before Murray broke back to get back on serve. Federer would save three break points in the second set and eventually take the set. Federer would run away with the final set, sealing his victory with a pair of overhead smashes. This title pulled Federer within one of the all-time record of 14 majors held by Pete Sampras. Federer's victory also made him the only man to win five consecutive titles at two different majors (Wimbledon 2003-2007 and US Open 2004-2008).[6][7]

2010 Australian Open final

Federer defeated Murray to tie the open-era record of four Australian Open titles.

The 2010 Australian Open was the second match they had played at a major, again meeting in the final. Murray entered the match with a head-to-head advantage of 6–4. Federer started the match on fire taking the first two sets. In the third set Murray raced to an early lead before surrendering the advantage and entering a tiebreaker. This would be a historic tiebreaker consisting of 24 points, making it the second longest in Grand Slam tournament history to Borg and McEnroe's 34 point tiebreaker in 1980 Wimbledon. Federer's victory marked his 16th major title extending the all-time record.[8]

2012 Wimbledon final

Federer defeated Murray to tie the all-time record with seven Wimbledon championships.

Their match at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships was one of the most highly anticipated Wimbledon finals in the history of The Championships. Federer was in the midst of a twenty-nine month drought in Grand Slam titles, then the longest of his career since first winning Wimbledon in 2003. Meanwhile, Murray had become the first British man to reach the Wimbledon final since Bunny Austin in 1938. Many in the United Kingdom were excited that Murray could become the first British man since Fred Perry in 1936 to win Wimbledon. Murray sent the British crowd into utopia by winning the first set (the first set he had ever won in four finals). Federer fought off four break points in the second set before employing consecutive drop volleys to win the set. The third set featured a 20-minute game at 2–2 where Federer eventually broke Murray and took command of the match. The Swiss superstar would go on to win the match in four sets. This was a historic win as it was Federer's seventh Wimbledon tying him for most ever with William Renshaw and Pete Sampras. It also was Federer's 17th major title which extended the all-time record of the most coveted achievement in the sport. The victory also saw Federer return to world No. 1 for the first time since June 2010, allowing him to break Sampras' record of 286 weeks at World no. 1.[9][10][11]

London 2012 Gold Medal match

Murray and Federer at the Olympic Games medals award ceremony with Bronze medalist Juan Martín del Potro (From right to left, del Potro, Andy Murray and Roger Federer).

Just four weeks after Federer defeated Murray in the Wimbledon Final, the two met again on the Wimbledon centre court, this time in the final of the men's singles tennis tournament at the 2012 London Olympics. Murray took revenge on a depleted Federer as he dismantled the world No. 1 in a three set, one sided affair. Federer had to settle for a silver medal having been denied a Career Golden Slam, a feat only 2 men in the history of tennis have been able to accomplish (Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal). This was also the first time Murray defeated Federer in a best of 5 set format after losing three Grand Slam finals to the Swiss.[12]

2013 Australian Open semifinal

the 2013 Australian Open Semi-Final match up was the first time Murray got the better of Federer at a Grand Slam. The match was a 4-hour, five set epic. Murray won the first set in 45 minutes, however Federer responded by taking the second set in a tie-break. Murray misjudged a smash at 5–5 in the tie-break which proved crucial as Federer hit a back hand winner from the error. The 3rd set however was fairly routine for Murray, winning it in 36 minutes. Federer again hit back in a 4th set tie-break in winning the set. The final set was dominated impressively by Murray, breaking Federer for a second time to secure the set and the match to reach his 6th Grand Slam final and 3rd consecutive final.[13]

2014 Australian Open quarterfinal

One year on from their semi-final encounter at the Australian Open, the two faced off again, this time one round earlier at the quarter-final stage. Federer came into the Australian open rejuvenated, having had a poor 2013 season, he hired former six time Grand Slam champion Stefan Edberg as his new coach and switched to a new racket, and hadn't dropped a set in the tournament leading into the match with Murray. Murray came into the tournament having had a 3-month layoff after undergoing back surgery making predictions for this match-up very difficult. Federer raced to a two sets lead, with some impressive serving, he continued this trend in the 3rd set breaking Murray and serving for the match. However, Murray picked up his game and broke Federer for the first time as he was serving for the match. The set then went to a tie-break and Federer had two match points but remarkably Murray saved both and won the next 4 points to take the set. In the 4th set Murray was starting to struggle physically, this was by a considerable margin, his most testing match since returning from surgery. Despite holding his serve at and staving off six break points in a mammoth 19 minute game, Murray eventually succumbed to Federer's pressure and the Swiss won the set and the match in 3 hours and 20 minutes.[14]

2014 ATP World Tour Finals round robin

Having won the previous two encounters between himself and the Brit, Federer needed to win this match in order to finally gain his head to head advantage over Murray for the first time since 2005. Murray also needed to win this match in straight sets in order to be able to progress to the semi-final stage of the tournament. However the Brit was in for a hard time as Federer was in no mood to give Murray any chance of winning. Murray was two points away from a double bagel but managed to hold serve. Federer won the next game and handed Murray his worst loss since losing to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open. With this win, Federer became the first man to score a 6–0 set on all of his big four rivals.

2015 Wimbledon semifinal

Federer and Murray met at the semifinal stage in the 2015 Wimbledon Championships. Murray went into the match as a slight favourite with most pundits due to his superior form during the year and his age advantage. However, Federer produced a masterclass performance that rolled back the years, and won in straight sets. Federer served extremely well, hitting over 75% of his first serves in and hitting 20 aces. Many judged his performance to be one of the best of his career, defying the suggestion that his best years were behind him. This extended his head to head lead over Murray (13–11) and it was the first time in the rivalry that Federer had registered 4 consecutive wins.

List of all matches

Legend (2005–2008) Legend (2009–present) Federer Murray
Grand Slam Grand Slam 5 1
Tennis Masters Cup ATP World Tour Finals 4 1
ATP Masters Series ATP World Tour Masters 1000 3 6
ATP International Series Gold ATP World Tour 500 Series 1 1
ATP International Series ATP World Tour 250 Series 1 1
Olympic Games Olympic Games 0 1
Total 14 11

Singles

Federer–Murray (14–11)

No. Year Tournament Series Surface Round Winner Score Length Sets Federer Murray
1.2005Thailand Thailand Open250Hard (i)FinalFederer6–3, 7–51:262/31 0
2.2006United States Cincinnati MastersMastersHardRound of 32Murray7–5, 6–41:372/311
3.2008United Arab Emirates Dubai Championships500HardRound of 32Murray6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–41:553/312
4.2008United States US OpenMajorHardFinalFederer6–2, 7–5, 6–21:513/52 2
5.2008Spain Madrid MastersMastersHard (i)SemifinalsMurray3–6, 6–3, 7–51:573/323
6.2008China Tennis Masters CupTour FinalsHard (i)Round RobinMurray4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–53:013/324
7.2009Qatar Qatar Open250HardSemifinalsMurray6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–22:053/325
8.2009United States Indian Wells MastersMastersHardSemifinalsMurray6–3, 4–6, 6–11:483/326
9.2009United States Cincinnati MastersMastersHardSemifinalsFederer6–2, 7–6(10–8)1:302/33 6
10.2009United Kingdom ATP World Tour FinalsTour FinalsHard (i)Round RobinFederer3–6, 6–3, 6–11:583/34 6
11.2010Australia Australian OpenMajorHardFinalFederer6–3, 6–4, 7–6(13–11)2:413/55 6
12.2010Canada Canadian OpenMastersHardFinalMurray7–5, 7–52:052/357
13.2010China Shanghai MastersMastersHardFinalMurray6–3, 6–21:252/358
14.2010United Kingdom ATP World Tour FinalsTour FinalsHard (i)Round RobinFederer6–4, 6–21:172/36 8
15.2012United Arab Emirates Dubai Championships500HardFinalFederer7–5, 6–41:372/37 8
16.2012United Kingdom WimbledonMajorGrassFinalFederer4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–43:244/58 8
17.2012United Kingdom Summer OlympicsOlympicsGrassFinalMurray6–2, 6–1, 6–41:563/589
18.2012China Shanghai MastersMastersHardSemifinalsMurray6–4, 6–41:382/3810
19.2012United Kingdom ATP World Tour FinalsTour FinalsHard (i)SemifinalsFederer7–6(7–5), 6–21:352/39 10
202013Australia Australian OpenMajorHardSemifinalsMurray6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–24:00 5/5911
21.2014Australia Australian OpenMajorHardQuarterfinalsFederer6–3, 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–33:204/510 11
22.2014United States Cincinnati MastersMastersHardQuarterfinalsFederer6–3, 7–51:332/311 11
23.2014United Kingdom ATP World Tour FinalsTour FinalsHard (i)Round RobinFederer6–0, 6–10:562/312 11
24.2015United Kingdom WimbledonMajorGrassSemifinalsFederer7–5, 7–5, 6–42:093/513 11
25.2015United States Cincinnati MastersMastersHardSemifinalsFederer6–4, 7–6(8–6)1:392/314 11

Doubles

Federer–Murray (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Surface Round Winner Score Opponents Federer Murray
1. 2005 Switzerland Davis Cup Clay (i) WG Play-offs Federer/Allegro 7–5, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–2 Murray/Rusedski 1 0

Analysis

Head-to-head tallies

Completed set tallies

FedererSet scoreMurray
87–62
77–55
96–47
86–36
56–25
26–12
16–00
40Total sets27
350Total games324

Results on each court surface

Grand Slam matches

Tournament2008200920102011201220132014201520162017
Australian OpenFMF
French Open
WimbledonFF
US OpenF

Notes

  • In bold: Matches that happened in the finals.

Exhibition matches

Federer–Murray (2–2)

No. Year Tournament Surface Round Winner Score Federer Murray
1.2009United Arab EmiratesCapitala World Tennis ChampionshipHardSemifinalsMurray4–6, 6–2, 7–6(8–6)01
2.2015United Arab Emirates International Premier Tennis LeagueHardRound RobinMurray6–4[15]02
3.2017Switzerland Match for Africa 3Hard (i)Round RobinFederer6–3, 7–6(8–6)12
4.2017Scotland Match for UNICEF–Andy Murray LiveHard (i)Round RobinFederer6–3, 3–6, [10–6][16]22

Performance timeline comparison

Grand Slam tournaments

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
  • Bold = players met during this tournament

2005–2010

Player200520062007200820092010
AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA
Switzerland Roger Federer SF SF W W W F W W W F W W SF F F W F W W F W QF QF SF
United Kingdom Andy Murray A A 3R 2R 1R 1R 4R 4R 4R A A 3R 1R 3R QF F 4R QF SF 4R F 4R SF 3R

2011–2016

Player201120122013201420152016
AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA
Switzerland Roger Federer SF F QF SF SF SF W QF SF QF 2R 4R SF 4R F SF 3R QF F F SF A SF A
United Kingdom Andy Murray F SF SF SF SF QF F W F A W QF QF SF QF QF F SF SF 4R F F W QF

2017–Present

Player20172018
AUS FRA WIM USA AUS FRA WIM USA
Switzerland Roger Federer W A W QF W A QF
United Kingdom Andy Murray 4R SF QF A A A A

ATP Rankings

Year-end ranking timeline

Player19981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
Switzerland Roger Federer 301 64 29 13 6 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 6 2 3 16 2
United Kingdom Andy Murray 540 411 63 17 11 4 4 4 4 3 4 6 2 1 16

Career evolution

Federer and Murray were born about six years apart. Federer's birthday is August 8, 1981, while Murray's is May 15, 1987. A different viewpoint of their career evolution is offered by taking the season they entered with an age of 17 as starting point. For instance in 2004, Federer started the season being 22 years old; at the end of that season, he accumulated a career record of four Grand Slam titles, a total of 22 singles titles and his final ranking was No. 1 at 23 years old.

  • () = active record (updated Monday 9 September 2018)
Age (end of season)1819202122232425262728293031323334353637
Switzerland Federer's season19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
United Kingdom Murray's season20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Grand Slam titlesFederer00001469121315161617171717171920
Murray00000001222333
Grand Slam match winsFederer072026396185112138162188208228247260279297307325339
Murray391426415778100117134153176188189
Total titlesFederer0014112233455357616670767782888895(98)
Murray0138141621242831354445(45)
Total match winsFederer1551100158236310391483551617678743807878923996105910801132(1168)
Murray145497155221267323379422481552630655(660)
RankingFederer64291362111121232623162(2)
Murray63171144443462116(307)
Weeks at number 1Federer0000048100152204237262285285302302302302302302(305)
Murray00000000000841(41)

Federer–Murray Grand Slam era (2003–present)

Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
2003 United States Andre Agassi Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero Switzerland Roger Federer United States Andy Roddick
2004 Switzerland Roger Federer Argentina Gastón Gaudio Switzerland Roger Federer Switzerland Roger Federer
2005 Russia Marat Safin Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer Switzerland Roger Federer
2006 Switzerland Roger Federer Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer Switzerland Roger Federer
2007 Switzerland Roger Federer Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer Switzerland Roger Federer
2008 Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer
2009 Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer Switzerland Roger Federer Argentina Juan Martín del Potro
2010 Switzerland Roger Federer Spain Rafael Nadal Spain Rafael Nadal Spain Rafael Nadal
2011 Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal Serbia Novak Djokovic Serbia Novak Djokovic
2012 Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer United Kingdom Andy Murray
2013 Serbia Novak Djokovic Spain Rafael Nadal United Kingdom Andy Murray Spain Rafael Nadal
2014 Switzerland Stan Wawrinka Spain Rafael Nadal Serbia Novak Djokovic Croatia Marin Čilić
2015 Serbia Novak Djokovic Switzerland Stan Wawrinka Serbia Novak Djokovic Serbia Novak Djokovic
2016 Serbia Novak Djokovic Serbia Novak Djokovic United Kingdom Andy Murray Switzerland Stan Wawrinka
2017 Switzerland Roger Federer Spain Rafael Nadal Switzerland Roger Federer Spain Rafael Nadal
2018 Switzerland Roger Federer

Combined singles performance timeline (best result)

Tournament19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 3R 3R 4R 4R W SF W W SF F W F SF F SF F F W W 6 / 19
French Open 1R 4R QF 1R 1R 3R SF F F F W QF F SF QF SF SF F SF A 1 / 19
Wimbledon 1R 1R QF 1R W W W W W F W SF SF W W F F W W QF 10 / 20
US Open Q2 3R 4R 4R 4R W W W W W F SF SF W QF SF F QF QF 4R 6 / 19
Tournament19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018SR
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and ATP World Tour Finals
Indian Wells A Q1 1R 3R 2R W W W SF SF F QF SF W QF F F 3R W F 5 / 18
Miami 1R 2R QF F QF 3R W W SF QF W 4R SF F W QF F 3R W 2R 5 / 20
Monte Carlo 1R 1R QF 2R A A QF F F F SF 2R SF QF 3R F 3R SF 3R A 0 / 17
Madrid1 A 1R 1R W 3R W W 2R W F W F SF W QF 3R W F 3R A 7 / 18
Rome A 1R 3R 1R F 2R A F 3R QF SF 3R SF SF F QF F W 2R A 1 / 17
Canada A 1R A 1R SF W A W F SF W W 3R 3R 3R F W A F A 5 / 15
Cincinnati A 1R A 1R 2R 1R W QF W W W W W W QF W W F A F 9 / 17
Shanghai2 A 2R 2R QF SF A A W F W A W W F 3R W SF W W 7 / 15
Paris A 1R 2R QF QF A 3R 3R QF QF 3R SF W 3R SF QF F W A 2 / 16
ATP Finals Did Not Qualify SF W W F W W SF SF W W F SF F F W SF 7 / 16

1 Held as Hamburg Masters (outdoor clay) until 2008, Madrid Masters (outdoor clay) 2009–present.
2 Held as Stuttgart Masters (indoor hard) until 2001, Madrid Masters (indoor hard) from 2002–08, and Shanghai Masters (outdoor hard) 2009–present.

See also

References

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