Andy Murray shared his candid opinion on a video that showed Novak Djokovic hitting a ball directly at Roger Federer during their match nine years ago.
The 2014 Shanghai Masters semifinal, in which Federer defeated Djokovic in straight sets before going on to win his maiden championship in the Chinese city that year, was captured on camera and released by Tennis TV on Instagram with the caption: Legitimate play?
However, one of the talking points was a memorable happening where a Djokovic shot caught Federer on his body. This incident has a special place in the tennis bloopers video. In replying, Murray agreed that it was a legitimate question by all legal standards and referred to it as a superb shot.
In his reaction, Murray says that Djokovic does not like it when the roles are switched in such a situation. He describes how the Serb gave his rivals, most notably Rafael Nadal and the British player Cameron Norrie; a death stare for acting in a similar manner.
Murray recalled that event and said: “Totally legitimate play. Great shot. However, when Rafa clocked him in Canada and Norrie in Rome he reacted like “How dare you?”
First, Murray recalls a match between Djokovic and Rafael Nadal from 2013 in Montréal, where Djokovic seemed to reject Nadal’s apology for hitting him with a passing shot at the net.
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Andy Murray in 2023
LWLLLLWLWW At the moment ranked no.40, Murray played his last match on the 28th of September when he lost to world no.12 Alex De Minaur 6-3 5-7 7-6(6) in the 1st round in Beijing (draw).
Until now, during this year the Brit has a composed 30-15 record. Murray conquered 3 titles in 2023 in the Aix En Provence Challenger, the Surbiton Challenger and the Nottingham Challenger. Murray was the finalist in Doha.
He is also scheduled to play in Tokyo (Rakuten Japan Open) after Shanghai. The main draw will start on the 4th of October.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
LWWWWWWLWW Currently ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 15th of September when he defeated world no.25 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 6-4 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
At the moment, during this season Djokovic has managed to achieve an overall 46-5 record. Novak clinched 5 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open, French Open, Cincinnati and U.S. Open. Novak reached the final in Wimbledon.
Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic clashed against each other 36 times. The head to head is 25-11 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they played each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 5-7 6-4 in the final in Doha (Qatar ExxonMobil Open) in January 2017.
