Andy Murray was one of the few players who could mount a challenge to the famed Big Three: Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic. Against Federer, the Brit had a close to head-to-head record which was 14-11 in favor of the Swiss. However, one one of the marquee matches of his career, Murray was able to defeat Federer in 2012 London Olympics’ final in straight sets.The significance of this victory was in the fact that the match was played on grass, which was Federer’s favorite was on the same court where Murray, also had lost the Wimbledon final of 2012 to the same opponent, a few weeks prior to the Olympics.Against Nadal, Murray lagged a further behind on the head-to head, as the Spaniard led the series 17-7. However, of those seven victories for Murray, two came on clay and in straight sets. Both those victories for Murray came at the Madrid Open in 2015 and 2016. In 2015 it was the final, in which the Brit defeated the Spaniard to clinch the title.On the other hand, Hurkacz has a head-to-head record of 1-1 against Federer and has won the only encounter against Nadal at the 2024 Italian Open.
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