Murray won the U.S. Open and an Olympic gold in 2012, then won here in 2013, becoming the first British man to win a Wimbledon singles title in 77 years.
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Andy Murray became Wimbledon champion for the second time with an excellent performance against Canadian sixth seed Milos Raonic in the final.
Dulling big serves with quick-reflex returns, conjuring up daring passing shots and playing impressively mistake-free tennis all the while, Murray beat Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) on Sunday for his second trophy at the All England Club and third Grand Slam title overall.
Speaking on Loose Women via a live video link-up on Monday, the 29-year-old said: “It’s changed my attitude to life really”.
“I want to try and perform well at the Olympics and then the US Open comes just a few weeks after that as well”.
“I think when I was out there at the tight moments, in the tie-breaks and stuff, knowing I’d been in that position before, knowing how maybe he would have felt at those moments, being his first grand slam final, I do think that helped me a little bit”.
“Now I feel a lot more motivated throughout the whole year and at all of the events”.
Murray is still targeting improvement, saying there was no forgetting just what kind of form the Serbian was in.
“I say without hesitation that Murray is the best player of all time who has never been world No 1 and, he has never been as close to being the best player in the world”. It has been incredible.
However, after winning only two of his previous 10 slam finals, the world number two hopes Sunday’s victory and his reunion with Lendl will put him on the path to re-addressing that imbalance.
The big-serving Raonic admitted he was sad to have lost in the final but would not let that detour him from trying to win his first grand slam singles title going forward.
The 6-foot-5 (1.98-meter) Raonic, one of the top servers in the game, came up short against one of the top returners and defensive players in tennis.
“I spoke to Leon last night at the Wimbledon ball. He’s one of the harder workers out there, he’s always trying to improve and each time we play each other he’s made improvements”.
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Once the immediate euphoria of winning Wimbledon for a second time had subsided, the tears flowing down Andy Murray’s face bore testament to the sheer relief surging through his body. “When I won in 2013, I didn’t have time to enjoy my victory, I’ll make sure I do that for this one”. “That’s who I want to be around right now”. “I played my best tennis under him”, he added.
