Murray haunted by 2016 Roland Garros final loss to Djokovic
Last updated on: 18 April,2020 08:01 am
Djokovic had defeated Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in 2016 to capture the French Open title.
LONDON (AFP) - Andy Murray admits that his Roland Garros final defeat in 2016 to lifetime rival Novak Djokovic remains one of his most shattering losses.
Djokovic triumphed in Paris, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to capture his first and only French Open title.
On Friday, Murray and Djokovic shared an Instagram Live chat where they discussed a rivalry which began in childhood and is still going strong in their early 30s.
"If I could change one result, I obviously would have loved to win the Australian Open or the French Open, but as a challenge for me, because clay was such a tough surface for me throughout my career," Murray told the world number one during the link-up.
"Just in the terms of the way I played on clay it was the hardest one for me to adapt to.
"That would have been my biggest achievement for me if I would have won the French.
"Australia has been pretty painful for me thanks to you over the years. If I could change one I would take the French Open off you."
Djokovic has long had the upper hand on Murray.
He leads their head-to-head 25-11 and has 17 Grand Slam titles to the Briton s three.
However, Murray does possess two Olympic gold medals from London in 2012 and Rio in 2016.
He defeated Djokovic in the semi-finals in London on his way to the title.
"I felt like a played well overall, but you beat me in the London Olympics in the semis, 7-5, 7-5," Djokovic said.
"I still felt like we both played very well, I felt the quality of the match was pretty good, you were just better in the decisive moments of the sets.
"Of course I was devastated when I lost because it was Olympic Games, but I was happy with the way I played."