Points won by each set: | 33-23, 32-24, 29-38, 34-38, 26-13 |
Points won directly behind the serve:
20 % Djokovic – 29 of 141
20 % Murray – 30 of 149
Their 8th meeting at majors but the first one in Paris. Djokovic was four points away from winning sets No. 3 & 4. After more than 3 hours of play, the match was suspended on Friday at 3-all in the 4th set due to thunderstorm. The entire contest lasted 4 hours & 9 minutes (the fourth longest match of the French Open 2015). Murray loses his first match having won 15 in a row, all on clay (career-best = 17). The Open Era players with the most semifinal appearances in Paris not reaching the final at the time: 4 – Jimmy Connors; 3 – Boris Becker & Andy Murray; 2 – Raul Ramirez, Jose-Luis Clerc, Jonas Svensson, David Nalbandian & Nikolay Davydenko
The four best 5-set records among active players then:
77% – Rafael Nadal 17-5
76% – Tommy Robredo 16-5
75% – Novak Djokovic 24-8
70% – Andy Murray 17-7
Djokovic & Murray have played 5-setters three times against each other (the Serb won twice)