Having suffered painful defeats in eight of his previous 10 Grand Slam finals, the world No 2 is now targeting more success in the coming years. “You can’t forget what he has done in the last 18 months or so – it has been incredible”, Murray added.
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With or without McEnroe, Raonic, who also has former world number one Carlos Moya in his camp, is confident he can do for Canadian tennis what Murray has done for Britain.
Andy Murray has said being a dad has helped him become a better tennis player.
“Now, I feel quite different about that throughout the year”. I think it’s phenomenal for him to back up his win from three years ago.
After beating seven-time champion Roger Federer in the semi-final, Raonic must have fancied his chances against home favourite Andy Murray to win a major from his first final.
Raonic slammed down a serve at 147mph on Sunday, the fastest in this year’s tournament, but his most destructive weapon never intimidated Murray. Whereas in 2010 and 2011 his form and results went into freefall after he lost the Australian Open finals to Roger Federer and Djokovic respectively, he now knows how to compartmentalise these disappointments so that he is able to switch focus to the next target more quickly. “Like I said earlier, the guys that I’ve been playing against are the best three players of all time potentially”, Murray said.
Serbia’s number one is 81st-ranked Dusan Lajovic, who is joined by Filip Krajinovic, Janko Tipsarevic and Nenad Zimonjic. I’ve learnt not to be afraid of failing.
I feel like my best tennis is ahead of me, that I have an opportunity to win more Grand Slams.
“I just want to keep try and keep winning more if I can”. This was the 11th Grand Slam title for Andy Murray and the third major final played by him this year.
Raonic had been hoping to become Canada’s first grand slam singles champion and while he battled gamely to the end he conceded he had been second best.
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At the moment of victory there were tears from Murray, and even from his famously steely coach Ivan Lendl, but there was also joy rather than the sheer relief he had felt in 2013. “I thought he handled the pressure and the threat from Milos exceptionally well”, Petchey said. “I’d imagine he’ll come back very strong from the loss here”. “Learning from all of my losses, that’s what I’ve done throughout most of my career”. “Playing at a Wimbledon final is tough and I certainly wouldn’t want to be prime minister, it’s a tough job”, he said before disappearing into the plush corridors of Center Court to be greeted by well-wishers including Prince William and Hollywood actor Benedict Cumberbatch. “I’m proud for having my hand on the trophy again”.
