US Open: A retrospective of Novak Djokovic's final heartbreaks at Flushing Meadows

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2016 US Open - Day 14
2016 US Open - Day 14

#3 2012: Lost to Murray 6-7(10) 5-7 6-2 6-3 2-6

Djokovic fell to Murray in his fourth US Open final in 2012
Djokovic fell to Murray in his fourth US Open final in 2012

Defending champion Djokovic arrived in his fourth final at the Flushing Meadows following respective victories over Del Potro in the quarterfinals and Ferrer in the semis.

The Serb faced 2008 finalist Andy Murray across the net, in a repeat of the pair's Australian Open final in 2012 which went Djokovic's way.

It was the Scot who made the brighter start but after trading two breaks apiece, the set proceeded to a tiebreak where Murray converted his sixth set point to take a one-set lead.

Murray took a four-love lead in the second, only for Djokovic to recover both of the breaks. The Scot soon regrouped to break Djokovic in the twelfth game of the set to take a two-set lead for the first time in a major final.

Djokovic responded by taking the next two sets for the loss of just five points to force a decider. The injured Serb, however, ceased to be competitive in the fifth set as Murray sprinted to the finish line in 4 hours 49 minutes to land the biggest title of his career.

In the process, Murray became the first British men's singles player since Fred Perry in 1936 to win a Grand Slam title.

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