The world number two produced a stunning display on Sunday to see off the challenge of Milos Raonic in straight sets to become only the 12th man in history to win more than one All England Club championship.
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Murray clinched his third Grand Slam title as he brushed aside Canada’s Milos Raonic with an imperious 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/2) victory in Sunday’s final.
“If I were to put a number on it, I’d set it high and I’d rather fail by setting the bar high”.
“I would love to get to number one, for sure, and the way to do that is to show up every week and be focused on that event”, Murray told British media.
“I’ve had some great moments here, but also some tough losses”.
Playing his 11th Grand Slam final, Murray was the overwhelming favourites as for the first time he was neither facing Novak Djokovic nor Roger Federer.
“I feel very motivated just now, not just for the next few tournaments but through to the end of the year”.
As the crowd chanted “Let’s go Andy, let’s go”, he continued to wipe away tears. That’s who I want to be around right now.
Andy Murray says he expects to miss Britain’s Davis Cup quarterfinal against Serbia but wants to travel to Belgrade to support the team.
Murray was happy to accept it was no coincidence he was back winning slam titles in the first tournament under Lendl, who guided him to his other two trophies and Olympic gold before they parted ways in 2014.
“I think the last three months really, since probably Monte Carlo, have been some of the best I’ve played in terms of consistency”, said the Scot. The guys that I’ve been playing against have won lots.
“These wins are special, I’m so proud to get my hands on this trophy again”.
The 29-year-old played a starring role last year as Great Britain lifted the Cup for the first time since 1936, and he has helped the side to the quarter-finals this year. Then I had my back surgery and when I started coming back I didn’t expect it to be as hard as it was and it took a long time before I started feeling good again. The 25-year old also believes he can do for Canadian tennis what Murray has done for British tennis – set new benchmarks and inspire generations. “It was just in the tight situations, you know, I think I maybe dealt with them a little bit better because I’ve had more experience of these matches and these situations”.
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“I was hitting the ball clean from the back of the court, so I wasn’t leaving too many short balls for him to sort of dictate points”, Murray said.
