big tennis tennis term big refers quartet men singles players reigned best players world season players considered dominant terms ranking tournament victories including tournaments events olympic games come prominence winning established world beginning followed french open triumph including win occupied places rankings consecutive weeks july august later murray increasingly challenged dominance seasonal consistency captured major tournaments quartet won major tournament apiece declared period joint dominance ended owing ascent players notably murray time term big previously popular media tennis literature big critical labelled new golden era tennis term applied mid-1970s 1980s 1920s 1930s won men major singles titles french open championships times haven won open australian open open french open won previous world tour finals previously tennis masters cup winning winning record consecutive regularly occupied places year end rankings murray member ranked world having reached career high occasions leads record tournament titles followed murray completed career grand slam winning majors winning gold medal summer olympics career golden slam murray won french open australian open despite reaching final times melbourne paris won gold medal summer olympics furthermore tournaments historic list leads record titles murray players played key roles leading countries success davis cup including case serbia switzerland winning competition time titles murray case ending drought years great_britain history big early 2000s seen time transition tennis older players retiring players breaking game played aged finishing season following year finishing ranked sixth world year end ranking breakthrough came won tournament finished year world number following years complete solo dominance winning majors losing matches won match aged years months april defeated meeting miami breakthrough year won consecutive matches clay including french open beating route semifinals finished world number remained number second straight year period subsequently dominated rivalry won consecutive majors meeting french open final final won lauded greatest match long time tennis analysts ended year world players murray born week apart played tournament debuts tour debut murray time bright joined tour reached world world began ahead murray reaching major final semifinals began challenge regularly won masters tournament titles titles total finishing year ranked number world murray forced french open injury ended ranked 11th winning tournaments emergence big later attempted end summit tennis break emerged ahead rest tour australian open defeated semifinals reaching australian open final ending streak consecutive major finals continuing fine form end season saw reach major final went defeat eliminated semifinal win major following australian open win emerged clear world number year holding ranking continued rise rankings reaching major losing won masters titles remained lead rivalry pair met final french open won described greatest tennis matches time august winning summer olympics gold medal passed world record consecutive weeks year final major open saw players reach semifinals major time defeated semifinals murray won tournament final ranked sets defeated murray final win fifth consecutive open title win 13th major title overall following open murray entered rankings time players qualified tennis masters cup won despite having withdraw event injury ended year ranked world ahead murray respectively finishing fourth run open big held places rankings calendar year time prompted uses term big refer players results saw generally remain clear leaders ahead murray regarded ahead rest tour australian open won australian open title set epic obtaining consecutive major final victory murray eliminated earlier continued dominate early season suffered injury june allowing upper hand rest season subsequently passed record tournament wins taking 14th grand slam title french open completing career grand slam prevented achieving feat previous french open tournaments 15th title respectively finished season having reached major finals time career following following injuries murray grounds rankings able major final particular consistency masters level tournaments kept rankings murray reaching world august ending week reign players world process reign world long upset fourth round open reached tournament semifinal losing straight sets defeated eventual winner del semifinal australian open australian open event won member big won australian open french open won open end murray finished players second consecutive year changing positions final rankings list season big began dominate tour group time big provided tournament finalists won tournaments combined season compared competitors world tour finals start year continued dominance world number winning australian open defeating murray final run consecutive semi finals came end french open year losing sets lost ending run consecutive finals dominated clay court season winning clay court masters events french open won tournaments face member big murray semi finals open beat reach major final won complete career grand slam november reached french open final briefly passed murray reach fourth place rankings threatening break big run filling end year rankings big reached world tour finals semifinals defeating sets final leading achieving successive season positions murray fourth respectively reaching tournament final apiece dominance season dominated won titles total including tournament titles fifth man open era masters titles record enjoyed match winning streak ended semifinals french open amassed record prize money ascended world world time july season described experts players best tennis seasons single player seen history describing best tennis season season described best achievements sport dominance contributed overall control big reached semifinals year events won masters tournament clear second place winning french open losing open final ended season losing record match played championship final standards weak season failed win tournament title time losing fourth time french open final sixth time overall major finals dropped world november time ranked outside drop caused murray remarkable run form asia october winning successive titles rallied winning final tournaments sign things come subsequent season including secure end season ranking murray making significant improvements game semifinals tournaments best result defeat australian open final ended year world tour masters titles fourth consecutive year titles total dominance big continued player won tournament won australia france murray hired world number head coach earlier year tournament title open win cemented murray position won gold olympic games member big end season ranking best entered season world number remained july overtaken reclaimed spot time june subsequently overtook record weeks ultimately extended record weeks relinquished world ranking november spot ending year rankings second consecutive year player semifinals events losing finalist french open won masters tournaments seeing dominate season silver medalist olympics finished fourth season cut short injury having won clay court masters tournaments french open eliminated second round defeat early stage tournament later revealed injured going tournament compete rest season ended year world season continued similar fashion murray occupying semifinal slots australian open suffering injury murray beat set epic semifinal meaning members big beaten event subsequently losing final sets result man win australian open titles win murray man reach final event winning maiden title returned clay court season winning events rome barcelona madrid male player win tournament times winning french open defeating semifinals end year winning streak masters murray clay court season ended prematurely injury compete french open lost making final rome lost early second round respectively ending consecutive tournament quarter final appearance record murray defeated final british man win tournament years extending winning streak grass matches leading open won masters events montreal cincinnati event year winning earlier year extending winning streak year went win open defeating final sets murray lost early fourth round respectively overall season won majors masters events runner won major reached finals semifinal finished year strongly match winning streak winning london head head record tied injury ended murray season prematurely finished fourth rankings player win tournament title miami respectively suffered worst season decade reached major semifinal failed win single masters crown finished year sixth rankings title suffered recurring injury season dominance came close fall rankings prompted sources debate status big ended debate intensified wake australian open saw defeat quarter final final win slam title marking second time player outside big won grand slam tournament murray fell sixth eighth rankings respectively tournament players expressed opinion capable challenging big big occupied final spots masters titles year miami winning fourth fifth consecutive masters titles tight victories respectively clay court season started winning masters title coming defeat final failed reach final time lost match barcelona loss final time lost matches clay season decade win went defend french open title defeating murray semi final final losing fourth round time event appearances failed following surgery end murray struggled return form half year reaching semi finals losing straight sets quarter finals attempting defend title defeat saw fall world rankings loss fourth round consecutive early round loss led players experts including express opinion big faded reached semi finals suggested human visible big giving players belief facing defeated beat big final 24th contested defeated sets claim second title result left occupying places rankings rogers cup defeated murray round quarter finals respectively defeating final continued return form winning masters title cincinnati later won returned rankings overtaking season curtailed wrist injury open saw big collective grip major titles slip beat semi finals respectively contest slam final featuring big australian open time multiple time tournament winners crowned single season following tournament murray dropped 11th rankings time outside tournament signalled decline big dominance end year managed return form winning titles vienna allowing return rankings qualify group stages following defeat won single game year murray failed register single victory member big meetings season drew close winning china open title extending record event title tour finals reached final withdrew citing injury following brutal semifinal recovered win davis cup switzerland team country triumph competition leading people tennis career complete collectively big won titles slam titles masters titles went players end year rankings held spots murray sixth following murray strong end reaching final australian open moved rankings time year meaning big held places rankings time early slowing idea quartet lost early round respectively time appearances lost semi finals slam season won title masters titles year big seeds event time miami defeating murray final miami seventh straight victory brit final indian wells respectively victories man win indian sweep separate occasions strong form continued return clay court season won title clay court munich madrid open defeated reach final defeated straight sets win masters title clay time beaten member big tour match victory final going match members defeat saw slip seventh rankings time outside decade returning madrid defeated final fourth masters title year rome suffered worst european clay court season decade failing win single title appearing final murray entered second grand slam event year unbeaten clay murray continued clay court form french open defeating quarter finals set semifinal defeated straight sets opposing quarter second defeat french open seeing drop rankings knocked fellow swiss stan quarter final held previous day emerged victorious murray set match spread days succumbed final sets second slam title years grass court season began inconsistent form continued won title losing round queen following week second round championships weeks later murray went win queen record tying fourth time whilst went win eighth title reached semifinals emerging victorious murray straight sets claimed spot final seeing sets fourth round way set rematch previous year final defeated sets win second grand slam year denying record eighth title second year row murray shared north american hard court masters titles montreal cincinnati respectively losing finalist occasions murray victory montreal final followed successive losses briefly saw return ranking reclaimed position following week having defeated murray semi finals defeated quarter finals montreal round cincinnati suffered early exit open murray beaten fourth round earliest defeat slam tournament open final contested won sets giving slam title season murray led great_britain victory winning possible singles latest member quartet win davis cup collected sixth australian open title straight sets victory murray followed solid run form record setting fifth record sixth miami masters titles french open beat murray final big member complete career grand slam withdrew year damaged wrist shock defeat round hands american sets meant big present tournament quarter finals murray lost semifinal sets final murray beat straight sets win second title title overall murray victory marked time french open member big won title having defeat members withdrew remainder season knee injury missing olympics open overall dominance tournaments olympics australian open opening tournament big won olympic games singles tournaments majors tennis masters cups world tour finals dominance consist winning events members regularly making stages tournament occupied finalist spots occupied semifinal spots occasions open french open open australian open taking spaces separate occasions occupied possible semifinal slots period twice semifinal stage french open took tournament semifinal slots olympics members big took available singles medals including doubles total bronze games murray members big olympic medals murray won medals tournament taking singles gold medal mixed doubles silver medal summer olympics member won gold medal event far having taken singles bronze medal big men open era history reach semifinals majors single calendar year achieved record times career far times feat accomplished times pre open era similarly big players semi finals twice events combined grand slam tournament singles performance timeline best result combined olympic games singles performance timeline best result list multiple grand slam champions open era post big grand slam finals big olympic final combined performance timeline best result big world tour finals finals tournaments similarly events dominated big leads record titles followed murray spanning events won won events taken place won events taken place won includes won consecutive masters events rome masters won titles finals levels start season tournaments revamped renamed events beginning player outside big won title events excluding big success won times seven years won indian events including events including event including rome masters event including event including event including event including event introduction event downgraded tournament seven failed win occupied runner spots occasions performance timeline best result madrid masters clay present big masters finals performance timeline best result level tournament records tournaments masters summer olympics level tournaments men tennis player won events men singles feat achieved men doubles canada matches result men singles ended career having won events achieving career grand slam winning majors career career golden slam winning majors olympic singles gold medal career sports_illustrated called career super slam winning majors olympic singles gold medal matching feat winning achieved career grand slam career golden slam far fallen short winning miami open achieved career grand slam missing olympic gold singles italian open man won masters events cincinnati title away achieving labelled career golden masters needing olympic gold complete overall tally murray thirds way goal having won events table current madrid masters clay present denotes time tournament record tier tournament standings biggest tournaments reformation masters tournaments olympics players won tier tournaments players achieve feat big rest field date big collectively won major titles record murray active players major title del open australian open french open open starting championships combined record grand slam tournaments times player outside group beaten tournament australian open australian open del open championships australian open french open players beaten member big event wins member big event murray australian open australian open championships french open murray french open championships open championships australian open murray open australian open french open wins members big event open australian open murray championships open murray australian open australian open wins members big event australian open australian open murray open australian open championships championships championships australian open open murray championships australian open australian open open australian open championships australian open open australian open murray french open french open french open murray open open del open players defeated big tournament players members big defeated murray round semi finals final win defeated murray round robin round semi finals finals win world tour finals players achieved quarter finals semi finals finals win madrid masters round murray finals win big played tournaments competed collectively won tournaments tournaments failed win runner tournaments occurred prior seeded players post open time big won tournaments starting rome masters won consecutive tournaments present australian open seven players managed win tournament big competed tennis championships miami masters world tour finals open australian open french open big dominance ratio high big competed tournament events occurred won won tournaments players managed win tournament big competed australian open queen club championships masters open big dominance record competed event overall success rate winning tournaments category success rate winning tournaments tournaments big competed category rest field positive ratio winning tournaments played overall noted includes tournaments played early big careers seeded double debut seeds late big won tournaments competed players recorded victory member big players recorded victories total positive record members win loss records positive record combined level tournament records present big majors murray masters olympic games murray overall field majors masters overall tournament titles del won open won won indian wells won won won won world tour finals won silver summer olympics won open won open won japan open tokyo del won swiss indoors open swiss indoors won german open hamburg represents series tournaments big competed opposed general tournament titles overall table current championships tournament performance comparison murray competed tournament appearances reaching round australian open competing tournaments won australian open open present indicates player met tournament indicates player met tournament indicates player met tournament indicates player met tournament era dominance players met times years draw technically possible rankings september january positions rankings occupied members big weeks consistently period time dropping weeks players entered period weeks weeks run ended replaced following period injury retained place dropped rankings period occupied number spot murray reaching career high world august achieved feat winning australian open following olympics victory straight years ending year ranked world similarly achieved world status following victory consecutive years season regarded greatest history sport held spot rankings exactly year surpassed june won 7th title record titles surpassed record total weeks world extending stay total weeks retained ranking season end winning world tour finals solidified position retaining australian open title winning record tying fourth time july held places rankings continuously july exclusively july august places rankings continuously august july places rankings weeks september january currently hold places rankings year end ranking timeline year year end ranking timeline age end season current rankings july career grand slam tournament 1st seeded 1st tournaments won titles seeded 1st tournaments won titles seeded 1st tournaments won titles murray seeded 1st tournaments won titles main international tennis sports awards shown year honored year award presented combined achievements won events championships majors won represented final events won titles furthermore finals contested big grand slam tournament dominated players straight years pre open era open era period won open era record titles murray apiece opens represented finals contested big australian open finals contested big tournament finals featured big players occupied grand slam finalist slots seasons including open french open reached final times reached final tournament won twice occupied semi final slots grand slam occasions open french open open australian open occupied world number rankings july won olympic medal singles won masters tournaments represented finals masters tournaments represented finals won grand slam tournament masters tournaments occupied places rankings years consecutive won overseas personality year year reached consecutive tournament players reached semi finals better masters series events ranked year end year age year end ranking won davis cup won majors majors won won events french open including majors won represented major finals won australian open titles represented finals players history play major finals reached final tournament times held world ranking february occupied places rankings years won events season won major times won major times won titles season won titles open era won time record won tied second won set tied open era record titles won events australian open titles titles tied open titles tied french open titles won career grand slam winning major tournaments won major titles won player year year best male tennis player win percentage tournaments won matches highest win percentage clay grass hard courts won masters tournaments won masters tournaments represented final years placed terms number titles won masters tournaments ranked titles ranked titles open era defeated tournament final reached final masters tournaments prize money leaders time hold spots prize money earned season inflation hold winning ranked opponents leaders time hold spots winning ranked opponents wins single season earliest clinch year end leaders started held year end number ranking present held number ranking straight years players held year end number ranking straight years plus murray won grand slam tournament masters tournament won combined consecutive titles period won murray murray won masters tournament won consecutive french opens won major times longest winning streaks surfaces compiled match winning streak clay compiled match winning streak grass match winning streak hard courts furthermore ended streaks grass hard courts ended streak clay courts won world tour finals won masters tournaments murray won gold singles olympic games murray represented consecutive major finals australian open french open play major final streaks major semi finals streaks consecutive appearances majors french open tournament feature semi finals legacy recognition current professionals fellow players including spoken dominance big challenge face matching question breaking dominance big constant question rest tour constantly asked professionals spoken topic including championships time major champion quoted saying media big increasingly began dominate tour group articles reports concentrate solely members big chances upcoming tournaments previous affected smaller sections rest players wider impact sport presence big generally seen positive impact tennis making sport exciting turn attracting attention members european countries potentially negative effect interest north_america argued dominance big game predictable boring murray position tennis commentators including murray spoken big murray players september january murray big dropped outside rankings ranked world number overall record versus big murray total masters titles career major finals including victories open defeating finals defeating final won olympic games major quarter finals semi finals ranked world total weeks dating august led reported definitely big losing title defence quarter finals murray dropped world rankings making time years ranked low culmination poor months failed reach final register victory following triumph recovering major surgery end following strong end season murray finally ranked february rest big time start slowing idea quartet reaching final lost returned number world rankings marking time years places world rankings occupied simultaneously big proposals popular claimed tennis big del expanding big accepted theory centres won grand slam championships july won singles titles active player outside big september retired won grand retired july titles testament suggested big status fact players outside big won event australian open players beaten big grand slam level furthermore defeated world world grand slam titles australian open beat world fifth set quarter finals world sets final french open defeated world straight sets quarter finals prevailing world final losing set virtue win handed loss thwarted chances complete career grand slam big compared successful tennis past proponents big concept suggested dominant question example considering era springs mind similarly integral era comprised like manner argue player big generation australian open fourth round matchup local commentator comment suppose big stan having ahead semifinal encounter murray french open dismissed idea big describing murray ahead golden era including believe presence big coincided new golden era men tennis depth quality better era compared 1960s late 1970s early 1980s recognises golden era remains skeptical comparison total level singles titles won current big previous dominant helps things perspective table shows big career tournament titles titles overall titles surpassed matched year end tour finals tally note observation banned competing tournaments 1960s quote sports columnist grand taken consider pro tour grand age prime instead competed tournaments draw pro majors significantly smaller traditional tournaments events usually professional players usually ranked players world time note focus article singles achievements notable doubles mixed doubles titles selection criteria won previous big candidates results consideration following grouping add combined titles making figure titles overall group combined titles tally titles overall grouping include additional doubles titles bringing total titles overall comments reflect facts defining new golden period tennis don play doubles don play mixed somewhat golden era right won masters doubles titles won masters doubles title olympic gold medal doubles add titles tournament tally bringing titles overall note notable big previous decades achievements excluding year end masters series performances exist 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s way view comparison current big previous dominant prize money murray prize money leaders time adjusted inflation rivalries respective rivalries big considered greatest time played matches events includes tournament finals semifinal meetings group players currently leads head head record members big head head records head head records hard head head records clay head head records grass head head records majors head head records masters head head records head head records finals including abandoned match counted official head head records majors finals head head records masters finals head head records finals grand slam tournament matches big played far route winning title big defeat members times order win titles includes wins finals semifinals wins finals semifinal wins murray semifinals furthermore order win titles defeat big tournament occasions defeat occasions defeat murray occasion defeat murray defeat members times order win titles includes wins finals semifinals wins murray finals semifinal wins finals furthermore order win titles defeat big tournament occasions defeat murray occasion defeat occasion defeat murray defeat members times order win titles includes wins final semifinals round wins murray finals wins finals furthermore order win titles defeat big tournament occasions defeat murray murray defeat members times order win titles occasions defeated final playing rivalry significant men careers considered greatest history played times seventh highest history recently final leads year old rivalry held rankings july september fell world new pair men finished consecutive calendar years eventually years ranked record consecutive weeks beginning february years younger ascended july held spot record consecutive weeks surpassing august leads head head matches clay best surface worst final winning record outdoor hard courts clay leads grass indoor hard courts tournament based rankings matches tournament finals included time record grand slam tournament finals played french open final won losing finals finals set matches australian open final lauded greatest match long time tennis analysts meetings reached deciding set played masters series finals including lone hour match won fifth set tie break having saved match points miami masters came sets win nearly hours contested final winning sets head head meetings history meetings leads leads grass clay leads hard courts met times tournaments leading finals rivalry listed greatest rivalry 2000s decade widely considered greatest rivalry history sport player match wins person defeat seven times second player defeated tournament final beat final surface grass australian open encounter considered greatest match played french open semifinal considered best clay court match played met consecutive tournament finals second time tennis history happened players history venus faced opponent finals different events defeated australian open making player history lose consecutive event finals defeated french open final denying career grand slam opportunity man hold majors share record longest australian open tournament final match played hours minutes australian open final french open semifinal contested considered greatest matches time masters level met times final record including masters ended match winning run year winning streak event played times leading leads grass tied hard courts clay terms number matches played ranks second largest rivalry rivalry largest tournament history matches played having won matches grand leads category tied open leads australia played tournament finals open won straight sets open won met record semifinals rivalry considered best open era player defeat consecutive tournaments open australian open player murray double figure career wins players currently tour defeated straight sets major player times played record times open tied winning includes semifinals contested saved match points going win match contrast player achieved career wins ended match winning streak start season defeating french open semifinals matches classified greatest matches tennis history level met times tied leads finals pair contested final world tour finals won straight sets scheduled meet final withdrew pair met times semifinal recording victory deciding set victory member big final indian wells following week time coming semifinal winning straight sets winning sets met times far final winning straight sets final winning sets final won straight sets final won sets final won straight sets open won sets murray murray met times leading leads clay hard courts murray leads grass age murray week older pair met tournament finals australian open open australian open championships australian open australian open won australia times murray emerged victor open pair met times including major finals ranked highest ranked players world august time rivalry rose prominence emerging rivalry tennis dominated rivalry winning matches row murray stopped winning streak final rogers cup open final contested record longest open final history second longest major final history australian open final featured longest tie break open final final score set notable matches include nearly hour long semifinal match australian open won fifth set semifinal meeting olympic games murray winning straight sets masters level met thirteen times leading meetings came finals tied notable match category final saved championship points win title ending murray perfect record event set match played rome voted world tour match year respective season murray murray met times leading leads hard courts grass met clay overall leads murray events finals open australian open won murray leads head head set tennis leading masters level finals ahead matches contested murray winning shanghai coming victorious london exactly weeks met final met final olympic games murray revenge winning straight sets loss games claiming gold medal time denying career golden slam murray players recorded victories pair met times murray recording victory event level set victory semifinals australian open reversing result following year won meeting quarter final straight sets murray murray met occasions surfaces tournament leading leads clay grass hard courts pair regularly meet grand slam tournaments meetings coming level leading french open australian open pair match big contested tournament final despite occupying finalist spot final open championships met semi finals quarter finals making rivalry important men careers pair met consecutive tournament semi finals french open open defeating murray time murray leads finals winning murray winning finals contested year tokyo madrid pair meet partly murray suffered injury renewed rivalry quarter final meeting rome masters winning tight sets pair met semi finals french open weeks later winning comfortably straight sets way winning ninth french open title head head records players june total different players played member big following table presents big head head records players posted victory records players posted victory won matches overall active players head head records active players meetings head head records overall career evolution active record updated monday july titles tournaments played comparison active record updated july way view respective careers evolution look progression titles won number tournaments played win titles level competition including grand olympic games tennis masters cup masters series notable matches combined total matches played big played notable matches final australian open finals considered greatest matches time saved match points open semifinals ended match winning streak french open semifinals hour minute australian open semifinal murray said given murray belief needed match members big tournament final played big holds historical significance australian open final longest grand slam tournament final terms time played french open saw break record number titles french open attempting man hold majors final saw equal record titles came victorious murray british man appear final open final equal longest final open history murray british man win major title british man open era man win olympic singles gold open championships final singles final championship tennis match tournament championships pitted world world major final fourth time rematch final year defining match rivalry point historic match trying equal record consecutive titles attempting man win french open achievement colloquially known defeated compelling sets hours minutes fifth consecutive championship feat achieved returned time losing final saying feel right time come hopefully watch roger winning fifth title row match record match marked time new century major final gone sets time technology final championships final gentlemen singles final championship tennis match tournament championships rivalry pitted players ranked world respectively major final sixth time hours minutes defeated sets failing light number tennis critics promptly lauded greatest match tennis history longest men singles final history hours minutes match featured numerous rain delays meant match finished near darkness seven hours match started final significantly affected rain retractable roof installed place championships australian open final australian open men singles final championship tennis match tournament australian open contested world players previous years world number respectively seventh tournament final meeting final match previously men singles final french men singles final won major final ninth lose major final defeated sets hours minutes match finishing midnight win australian open match lauded greatest australian open high quality match greatest players time months epic final match huge significance won match time tournament record open era record australian open titles achieve near future result winning set records holding time time career man open era hold tournament titles different surfaces time victory believed brought change tennis standings clearly number player title half years deemed second best nearly years defeat brought tears came terms loss match statistics followed similar pattern final having lower serve percentage couldn break point opportunities break points converted converted break points total points player proved closer final won point lost final open final open men singles final championship tennis match tournament open pitted world world major final time having previously met times level quarter final semi finals won open final reached having previously fallen semi finals previous years major final reached winning major title australian open reach final players beat semi final opponents contrasting circumstances easily defeated straight sets saved match points fifth set overcome sets denying final meadows defeated sets hours minutes win open title complete career golden slam feat achieved win meadows man win major titles french open open simultaneously second man hold major titles surface hard clay grass second set won set lost entire championships prove main rivalry tennis months french open semifinal french open men singles semifinal world world historic encounter brought end longest winning streak years entered match undefeated months year having gone total winning streak matches loss come grand slam tournament seeded higher defeated previous meetings shocked taking sets won set fourth set went light began fade clear match went fifth set continued day served fourth set broken closed match played final record eighth encounter tournament final defeated fifth time tied record french open titles australian open final australian open men singles final championship tennis match tournament australian open pitted world players tournament final fourth time seven consecutive time defeated sets win match hours minutes major final match longest duration history trophy ceremony required chairs tired couldn stand lauded greatest matches players legends analysts sport claimed surpassed final best tennis match time legends said best match saw lifetime australian open came greatest amateur lists ranked 6th list said australian open final main reason including players called toughest loss career best match played said finest win career commented high level tennis played longest grand slam tournament final according australian open networks watched finals despite ending late night locally soon conclusion australian open sources claiming sealed spot tennis great tennis hall fame french open final french open men singles final championship tennis match tournament french open pitted world players tournament final fifth time overall fourth consecutive time match historical proportions man win majors simultaneously looking break record french open titles equal record seven french open titles held man woman defeated day final sets ultimately achieve seventh french open title deny leading sets leading serve fourth set match suspended rain initially thought gained momentum having won consecutive games prior suspension match able fourth set ultimately match double championship point championships final gentlemen singles final championship tennis match gentlemen singles tournament championships pitted world world major final time final snapped streak consecutive major finals reached ousted second round defeated semi finals historic major final year sought win record shattering seventeenth major title record tying seventh match idol records prestigious tennis murray hand british man reach final attempting win major title defeated murray sets hours minutes capture record seventh championship record breaking seventeenth major title victory historic caused world break record weeks summit men tennis week short lost number ranking june beginning set play halted rain roof installed closed time final open final open men singles final championship tennis match tournament open pitted world world defending champion
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