Queen's 'best form of my career' - Murray
Andy Murray says his victory at Queen's Club was the best showing of his career to date, but tries to dampen talk of him winning the Wimbledon crown as he lifts the Queen's trophy.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
Aegon final Highlights,
Andy Murray Wins Queen's Title Beating James Blake 7-5 6-4 From JK_Pro On PS3
Andy Murray produced another impressive display to beat James Blake 7-5 6-4 and clinch his first grass-court title at the Aegon Championships at Queen's.
The in-form British number one found Blake tough to shake off but made the decisive break at 5-5 in the first set.
The American hit some huge winners in the second set but also made too many errors and Murray took full advantage.
Murray won in an hour and eight minutes to become the first British champion at Queen's since Bunny Austin in 1938.
More importantly, the world number three has made a statement of intent ahead of Wimbledon, which begins on 22 June.
The 22-year-old Scot, who enjoyed his best clay-court season of his career in the build-up to Queen's, made the transition to grass with impressive ease.
He dropped serve only twice all week, and did not lose a set on his way to lifting the trophy.
But, with defending champion Rafael Nadal and five-time winner Roger Federer standing in his way at SW19, Murray is not getting carried away with his chances of a first Grand Slam title.
"I'm a long way from winning Wimbledon," Murray told BBC Sport after his win over Blake.
"I feel confident but I try not to get too far ahead of myself before I've played my first match there.
"If I play my best like I have this week I've got a chance, but two of the greatest players of all time are going to be there and it will be tough to get past them."
Murray continued to serve solidly against Blake, who hit plenty of the big groundstrokes for which he is renowned but also made a series of costly errors.
It seemed Murray had got the measure of his opponent early on, breaking him in the third game after bringing him into the net and drawing mistakes from the American.
But Blake broke back immediately and came close to snatching the first set at 5-4 when Murray double-faulted to trail 15-30.
A brilliant drop shot helped the Scot recover to hold, however, and some typically tenacious play in the next game saw him break Blake before serving out for the set.
Blake, who has an English mother, got plenty of support from the crowd after a series of calls went against him.
And he continued to battle in the second set, which saw the first six games go with serve.
But at 3-3, Murray upped his game and found a chink in Blake's game thanks to a superb cross-court winner.
From there, he moved effortlessly past the finish line, serving brilliantly to wrap up his third Tour title of 2009.
"I played some of the best tennis I've ever played in my life," Murray added.
"I was playing well all week and took my chances when I had them.
"I was quite nervous today because no British player had won here for 70-odd years, so it got the nerves going, especially when I was serving for the match.
"James is a very tough player, we have only met once before so I didn't know what to expect. He had a great week and beat a lot of big servers.
"The only thing left is to try and get a Grand Slam title in a couple of weeks.
"I've played well this week and now I have to focus on getting ready for Wimbledon."
Andy Murray produced another impressive display to beat James Blake 7-5 6-4 and clinch his first grass-court title at the Aegon Championships at Queen's.
The in-form British number one found Blake tough to shake off but made the decisive break at 5-5 in the first set.
The American hit some huge winners in the second set but also made too many errors and Murray took full advantage.
Murray won in an hour and eight minutes to become the first British champion at Queen's since Bunny Austin in 1938.
More importantly, the world number three has made a statement of intent ahead of Wimbledon, which begins on 22 June.
The 22-year-old Scot, who enjoyed his best clay-court season of his career in the build-up to Queen's, made the transition to grass with impressive ease.
He dropped serve only twice all week, and did not lose a set on his way to lifting the trophy.
But, with defending champion Rafael Nadal and five-time winner Roger Federer standing in his way at SW19, Murray is not getting carried away with his chances of a first Grand Slam title.
"I'm a long way from winning Wimbledon," Murray told BBC Sport after his win over Blake.
"I feel confident but I try not to get too far ahead of myself before I've played my first match there.
"If I play my best like I have this week I've got a chance, but two of the greatest players of all time are going to be there and it will be tough to get past them."
Murray continued to serve solidly against Blake, who hit plenty of the big groundstrokes for which he is renowned but also made a series of costly errors.
It seemed Murray had got the measure of his opponent early on, breaking him in the third game after bringing him into the net and drawing mistakes from the American.
But Blake broke back immediately and came close to snatching the first set at 5-4 when Murray double-faulted to trail 15-30.
A brilliant drop shot helped the Scot recover to hold, however, and some typically tenacious play in the next game saw him break Blake before serving out for the set.
Blake, who has an English mother, got plenty of support from the crowd after a series of calls went against him.
And he continued to battle in the second set, which saw the first six games go with serve.
But at 3-3, Murray upped his game and found a chink in Blake's game thanks to a superb cross-court winner.
From there, he moved effortlessly past the finish line, serving brilliantly to wrap up his third Tour title of 2009.
"I played some of the best tennis I've ever played in my life," Murray added.
"I was playing well all week and took my chances when I had them.
"I was quite nervous today because no British player had won here for 70-odd years, so it got the nerves going, especially when I was serving for the match.
"James is a very tough player, we have only met once before so I didn't know what to expect. He had a great week and beat a lot of big servers.
"The only thing left is to try and get a Grand Slam title in a couple of weeks.
"I've played well this week and now I have to focus on getting ready for Wimbledon."
Aegon Tennis Final,Haas beats Djokovic to win title
Haas beats Djokovic to win title
 Haas was ranked second in the world seven years ago |
Germany's Tommy Haas beat world number four Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 to win the Halle grasscourt tournament.
It was the 31-year-old's first victory over the Serb, who was ranked number one for the competition, after French Open champion Roger Federer pulled out.
Haas raced through the first set, but double-faulted in the tie-break to lose the second. However, he broke Djokovic twice to win the decider with ease.
"I never believed that I would end the week with the title," said Haas.
"It is unbelievable. I would like to thank the public for their great support, it has really been a wonderful week for me."
It is his first ATP tournament victory since winning in Memphis in 2007 and proves that last year's persistent shoulder injury is behind him.
He won the opening set inside half an hour, but Djokovic held his serve throughout the second to take the set into a tie-break and took advantage of three double faults by Haas to level the match.
Haas, ranked 41 in the world, broke again to jump into a 2-0 lead in the decider, but Djokovic fought back to hold three break points in game three.
However, the German dug deep to hold his serve and although Djokovic won his next service game, Haas, raced through the next three to wrap up the win.
Djokovic, who only reached the final after an error-strewn victory over qualifier Olivier Rochus in the last four, conceded Haas had played the better tennis.
"Tommy completely deserved the win," he said.
"I did not play well at all and I was lucky to win the second set.
"I would have lost it without those double faults."
But the Serb, who had to save five match points in his second round game against Florent Serra earlier in the week, felt the week had been useful.
"Getting to the final is a good achievement," he said. "I had enough matches on grass before Wimbledon but I would not call myself one of the favourites though."
Aegon Tennis Final,Rybarikova claims Aegon Classic
Rybarikova claims Aegon Classic
 Magdalena Rybarikova claimed her first career title |
Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova won her first career title after beating Na Li in straight sets in the Aegon Classic final at Edgbaston on Sunday.
The 20-year-old ranked 58th in the world needed just 73 minutes to despatch her Chinese opponent.
Rybarikova cruised past the number four seed in the opening set claiming it 6-0 but needed a tie-break in the second to earn victory, winning 7-6 (7-2).
The Slovakian had been seeded 13th ahead of the pre-Wimbledon warm-up.
"It's a great feeling, it's definitely the best moment of my career," said Rybarikova.
"I was nervous, yes, but not in the first set. I was okay to start with, and then in the second set I got very nervous. But now it's absolutely great. It's a dream."
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