Djokovic–Murray rivalry the two played professionally, at the 2008 Western & Southern Open. This was Murray's first ATP 1000 final, and Djokovic's 6th in total. Murray beat Djokovic in straight sets, both completed in tiebreaks, to claim his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title. Murray and Djokovic played their first 7 professional matches at ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, and didn't meet in a Grand Slam tournament until the 2011 Australian Open in the final. Djokovic beat Murray in straight sets to win his second Australian Open title in just over 2 and a half hours. This was their second
2008 Tennis Masters Cup on September 9, was Andy Murray of Great Britain, who secured his first Tennis Masters Cup ticket – the first for a Briton since Tim Henman in the 2004 edition. Andy Murray, who started the year just outside the Top Ten, qualified after improving his Grand Slam performances throughout the season. After defeats in the first round of the Australian Open (lost to Tsonga), and in the third round of the French Open (lost to Almagro), Murray reached his first quarterfinals in a major at the Wimbledon Championships (lost to Nadal), after coming back from a two-sets-to-love deficit to beat