2013 Andy Murray tennis season a set. In the semifinals, Murray met Roger Federer in their first Grand Slam semifinal and fourth Grand Slam meeting overall, their previous three meetings all having come in finals. After exchanging sets over the first four, including Federer taking the second and fourth each in tiebreaks, Murray eventually prevailed in five sets to set up a second consecutive final against Novak Djokovic. In beating Federer, Murray also matched Fred Perry's Grand Slam match win total of 106. In the final against Djokovic, Murray took the first set in a tiebreak, but ultimately lost in four sets, an untimely double
Federer–Murray rivalry 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. The three finals they have played