Big Four (tennis) the first time during the Wimbledon final. The 2012 US Open Men's singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2012 US Open. It pitted then-world No. 3 Andy Murray against world No. 2 and defending champion Novak Djokovic in a Grand Slam tournament final for the second time. Murray defeated Djokovic in five sets to win the match. It was the equal-longest US Open men's final in history, lasting four hours and fifty-four minutes (equalling the 1988 US Open final played by Ivan Lendl and Mats Wilander), and the equal second-longest men's final
2005 US Open (tennis) compatriot Ekaterina Bychkova. Kim Clijsters won her first Grand Slam title after four previous Grand Slam final losses. It was the first of three US Open titles for Clijsters, also winning in 2009 and 2010. This was the first time that future US Open (Tennis) champion Andy Murray was featured in the tournament. Roger Federer defeating Andre Agassi, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–1 Kim Clijsters defeating Mary Pierce, 6–3, 6–1 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeating Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi, 6–1, 6–4 Lisa Raymond / Samantha Stosur defeating Elena Dementieva / Flavia Pennetta, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 Daniela Hantuchová / Mahesh