Few players can live with Murray when he plays as brilliantly as this on grass.
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After heavy rain forced his semifinal against Serbia’s Viktor Troicki to be suspended on Saturday, Murray had to do double duty to win the title.
“I played better as the week went on and hopefully I can continue that into Wimbledon,” Andy told BBC.
The Aegon Championships is seen as the traditional warm-up event for Wimbledon and Murray’s victory gave him a boost ahead of the grand slam which starts a week on Monday.
It has been a memorable year for Murray, with an Australian Open final appearance followed by his wedding to Kim Sears in April.
Andy Murray joined the likes of John McEnroe and Boris Becker as a four-time Queen’s Club champion with an impressive victory over Kevin Anderson.
Murray spoke of his admiration for Mourinho following the Muller match and the ex- Real Madrid boss responded by admitting he had tears in his eyes when the Scot ended Britain’s 77-year wait for a male singles champion at Wimbledon in 2013.
But Murray was undaunted, breaking serve once in each set.
“It’s great preparation obviously, but I think it has only happened six times where someone has won Queen’s and gone on to win Wimbledon”, Murray added.
“That’s probably taken its toll on him a small bit”.
That was all the incentive Murray needed and he kept Anderson completely out of sync with his astute use of drop shots before one whipped forehand cross-court victor that bent away from his opponent as if on a string. Troicki won only one more point in the set.
The Scot held a second service game before making his move, taking a 3-1 lead with the first break of the match. I need to make sure I use the next seven days as best as possible.
Two and a half hours later Murray was quickly into his stride in the final.
The South African remained relentless and Simon eventually cracked with a mistake-filled eighth game that presented Anderson with a break and the opportunity to seal the win.
And yesterday he made 73 per cent of first serves and struck 10 aces.
“I’m really looking forward to it. It’s a tournament I remember watching at a very young age”, Anderson said. “I wasn’t expecting to have loads of opportunities, with the way he had been serving this week and the way the courts were playing”.
“You are playing against some of the greatest players that have ever played, so you need to keep working hard and I still feel there are things I can improve on”.
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