Andy Murray vowed to enjoy his second Wimbledon triumph after being crowned the king of Centre Court once again.
Advertisement
Andy Murray, the second-ranked player in the world, now goes for his second Wimbledon title in this matchup after picking up the title in 2013.
“I’m also aware of how hard these competitions are to win once”. Murray is unsure of the significance of going from one-time Wimbledon champion to the more exclusive club whose members own two or more.
Had Federer made Sunday’s final he would have been the oldest finalist since 39-year-old Ken Rosewall finished runner-up to Jimmy Connors in 1974.
And it was Murray who made it easy for us to record two successful wagers in the semi-final on Friday against Tomas Berdych, with the “no tie breaks” and -5.5 game handicap providing [2.7] and [1.7] winners.
Three weekends ago, Murray won Queens for a fifth time, defeating Raonic in the final in one of the grass-court preludes to Wimbledon.
“I put myself in a position all of the time in these events to win them”. I was just hoping they would make some good music for me at that point.
“To do it twice here, an event where there is a lot of pressure on me to perform well, I’m very proud”.
The sixth-seeded Raonic eliminated Federer in five sets in the semifinals Friday, and also defeated the player who stunned Djokovic in the third round, Sam Querrey.
Raonic led by a set and 3-0 in the final at Queen’s and nearly had a 4-1 lead in the second set before hawk-eye overruled an incorrect call on game point.
Raonic was limited to eight aces, only one more than Murray.
With 23 aces and the fastest serve of this tournament at 144mph, to understand Raonic’s match against Federer we must start from the monster serve of the Canadian.
He said: “I was still as nervous as I was before the other grand slam finals”. Curtis said. “I feel my job is complete, even though I’m not there”.
And on Sunday morning, members of the organization and fans of the game will watch the homegrown Raonic play against British favourite Andy Murray.
American legend and six-time Wimbledon champion Billie Jean King believes Lendl – a victor of eight majors himself – helps Murray control his temper on court, something the Scot often struggles with.
Murray was the defending champion at the Japan Open but lost a very close three-setter to Raonic in the semi-finals in their third meeting of the year. Just as significant: Murray took 50 of 65 points he served across the first two sets, not only never facing so much as a break point in that span but only once being taken to deuce.
British No 1 Muzza knows he will have few chances against master blaster Milos Raonic’s 140mph serve.
Murray – who has overcome Liam Broady, Yen-Hsun Lu, John Millman, Nick Kyrgios, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Tomas Berdych and now Raonic to take the title – said he was proud of becoming the first British male since Fred Perry to become a multiple victor here. And when No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who was on Federer’s side of the draw and was the two-time defending champion, was upset earlier in the tournament, it appeared this might be Federer’s last best chance for an 18th Grand Slam title.
Murray is looking for his second Wimbledon title, while Raonic is playing for his first.
“The information I get from him, the psychological help that I get from having him around, being able to chat to him, makes a difference”.
Advertisement
“I obviously would have loved to have won more”, said the Scot.
