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
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