This is the third finals appearance for Andy Murray in his home Grand Slam overall.
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This one was for Andy Murray.
Sunday’s 6-4 7-6 (3) 7-6 (2) victory over Milos Raonic ended a barren stretch that had included coming off second best in this year’s Australian and French Open finals to his nemesis-in-chief, Novak Djokovic.
Wimbledon champion Andy Murray wants to be world number one, eyeing Novak Djokovic’s spot atop the rankings.
“Now, I feel quite different about that throughout the year”.
“Hopefully through to the end of this year and beyond I can win some more slams. I obviously had the best years of my career with him”, Murray said.
“Last time was just pure relief and I didn’t really enjoy the moment that much, so this time I will”.
Raonic, who became the first Canadian to reach a Grand Slam final, made a stunning comeback after trailing two sets to one, and saved two break points in the fifth and ninth games of the fourth set before clinching the fifth set easily. His cause was also aided by Djokovic, who failed to defend his crown after losing in the third round.
After an agonizing wait for his first title, Andy Murray’s second Wimbledon title came with less stress and more joy.
He did it, primarily, by averaging 25 aces through six matches.
It’s been a rough few weeks for Britain, what with its vote to leave the European Union, the drop of the pound’s value, and the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron, who was seated in the front row of the Royal Box on Sunday, several seats over from Prince William and his wife, Kate. “To be able to play singles here at Wimbledon is brilliant; I’ve had worse weekends for sure!” “It’s an impossible job”.
“Having a child has given me a little bit of extra motivation to work hard, train hard, and do all of the right things to give myself a chance to win these events”, the 29-year-old Scot said after ending a three-year barren run at the slams.
The Scot is determined to soak up his second triumph at the All England Club, which may mean that he opts out of playing in Great Britain’s Davis Cup tie in Serbia later this week. When are you going to win Wimbledon?
“There’s not one thing I’m not going to try to improve”, Reuters reported.
This time he was sublime virtually from start to finish, repelling Raonic’s huge serve with apparent ease and passing him time and again. I had dress shoes on with slippy soles and things nearly got a bit ugly. Rafael Nadal remains fourth and Stan Wawrinka fifth, with Kei Nishikori holding on to sixth place just five points ahead of Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic. Murray dominated for the straight-sets success as he bossed both tiebreakers and secured the only break in the seventh game of the first set.
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Raonic made a major breakthrough by defeating Federer in the semi-finals to make his first final and he praised Murray for his performance then vowed to be back.
