The game in which Novak Djokovic saved five championship points to defeat Andy Murray and win the title Shanghai in 2012

Murray came to Djokovic's coaching staff before the 2025 season and worked together in Melbourne for the first time.

Djokovic reached the semi -finals of the Australian Open under his new coach and lost to Alexander Zverev after he had hit an injury in his past game.

Djokovic then lost in the first round of the Qatar Open against Matteo Berrettini, a competition that his trainer Murray did not attend.

Murray and Djokovic will reunite for Indian Wells next month, while Serb has been looking for a first tour title since the ATP final in 2023.

The couple spoke in detail about how the games they played against each other helped their coaching relationship.

A match can stand out over the rest when Djokovic and Murray produced an unforgettable collision in Shanghai 13 years ago in Shanghai.

Novak Djokovic saved five championship points to defeat Andy Murray in the Shanghai Masters Finale 2012

The penultimate Masters 1000 tournament of the 2012 season was an immediate classic when the four best seeds moved into the semi-finals in China.

Quarterfinals

• [1] Roger Federer Beat [10] Marin Cilic
• [3] Andy Murray defeated Radek Stepanek
• [4] Tomas Berdych Beat [5] Jo Wilfried Tsonga
• [2] Novak Djokovic defeated Tommy Haas

Semifinals

• [3] Andy Murray beat [1] Roger Federer
• [2] Novak Djokovic Beat [4] Tomas Berdych

It was Murray and Djokovic who hit this year until the sixth time.

The 2012 Shanghai Masters final was a game that was played from the first to the last time at the highest level when the Serb and Brit had a real tennis clinic.

Djokovic secured an early break in the first set before Murray came back when the swing swung back and forth.

The couple exchanged breaks before Murray broke with 5: 5 Djokovic and the Serb prompted his racket smashed.

Murray then consolidated his break and sealed the first set 7: 5 and put it on the brink of a third title in Shanghai.

The couple continued to impress in the second set when both players had a late break with 3: 3.

At 7-5, 5-4, 30-0, Murray and Djokovic played one of the biggest points in the history of the Masters 1000 when the Serb drained a bold drop shot in which the Shanghai amount was on their feet.

“Novak Djokovic, what are you doing? That is outrageous, ”said commentator Robbie Koenig.

A championship point was soon missing for Murray when the Serb met a forehand winner to stay in the game.

Djokovic then broke back and set up things at 5: 5 before the second set quickly led to a tie -break.

A breathtaking point from Murray at 5: 4 in the tiebreaker gave him two more championship points, which he wanted to use desperately.

As was the case in his career, Djokovic's level climbed to the occasion and paints the lines when he saved another three match points.

Djokovic fought his way from the edge and deployed the second set 7-6 [13-11]How it was on Murray to smash his racket.

The level remained high in the decisive set before Djokovic took the initiative 4: 3.

The Serb won its next service game and then attacked Murray's serve and broke him one last time to end one of his most miraculous comebacks with 5: 7, 7-6 [13-11]6-3.

Djokovic saved five championship points when he lifted the trophy in Shanghai for the first time in his career.

Murray was not surprisingly disappointed after the game, but was confident that he would recover well from a tough defeat.

“I jokingly said yesterday, but if you talk so much that you exhibit games, continue and go on, it has to happen at some point,” he said.

“Yes, it was a disappointing loss.

“I have already lost tougher games in the greatest events, so I'm sure I will recover pretty well.”

Who won his head between Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic in 2012?

The Shanghai Classic from Murray and Djokovic was the sixth meeting in 2012 when Djokovic's victory spent the head-to-head fabric by three each.

The couple pushed in London for the last time at the ATP final of the end of the year when Djokovic and Murray were placed in the same group.

This time Djokovic only scored another crazy comeback from the defeat to refuse the British, and won in three sentences, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Djokovic Murray had beaten the most dramatic circumstances twice in just as many months when he won the 4: 3 lead in 2012.

Of her next 19 games on the ATP tour, Murray only won four when the player he now has a coach dominates her rivalry.

Murray will return to Djokovic coaching team for the Indian Wells Masters 1000 event in California, which begins on March 3.