Murray was essentially a wall, almost impossible to pass, in winning, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2).
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Andy Murray of Britain celebrates after beating Milos Raonic of Canada in the men’s singles final on the fourteenth day of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, July 10, 2016.
During Lendl’s first spell, Murray won the 2012 US Open and followed that up with his maiden Wimbledon title a year later.
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.
Wimbledon 2016 victor Andy Murray has revealed that his best tennis is yet to come. The 29-year-old Scot hardly ever drinks alcohol but was nursing a serious hangover when he returned to the All England Club yesterday less than 18 hours after his victory over Milos Raonic in the final.
Tormented by his fourth successive Grand Slam final loss, Murray openly wept during an on-court interview following his defeat against Federer.
Now the Scot is targeting more Grand Slam glory, saying: “I still feel like my best tennis is ahead of me, that I have an opportunity to win more”.
Wimbledon champion Andy Murray says it is “unlikely” he will play in Great Britain’s Davis Cup quarter-final against Serbia in Belgrade this week. “I’m going to make sure I do everything I can to be back here for another chance”, he said.
World number one Novak Djokovic, beaten in the third round at Wimbledon, has already withdrawn from the Serbia team.
Murray said he would like to overtake Djokovic as the world number one, but admitted it would be a tough task.
Raonic, 25, who had hit 137 aces going into the final, managed just eight on Sunday.
Andy Murray ticked all the right boxes winning the Wimbledon final in three sets.
” In having now won Wimbledon twice, Murray joins an elite group”. [I] played well from the front pretty much the last three, four weeks. Raonic, who was playing in his first major final, had his weakness in returning exposed by Murray’s effective serving tactics.
Murray added that the birth of his daughter Sofia this winter has added an extra element to his game, an added desire if you will.
There was not almost the same tension this time as there had been when he beat Djokovic in 2013, surviving that tortuous last game.
“This is the most important tournament for me every year”.
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“When Serena and I were coming off the stage together a few people were shouting “dance, dance” – and I got distracted and literally fell down the stairs. I don’t want that to be the case this time around”.
