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Andy Murray has eventually claimed one of tennis’s major prizes in New York, after defeating Novak Djokovic in an epic US Open final last night.
Appearing in his fifth Grand Slam final, many felt that this time it would be different for Andy Murray. After getting Ivan Lendl on board as coach, the Scot’s game seemed improved and that was confirmed when he took Olympic gold at Wimbledon.
But tennis is all about the Grand Slam events and at the fifth attempt, Murray finally won one, ending Britain’s 76-year wait for a male victor at Flushing Meadows late last night.
But the final scoreline, 7-6, 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, doesn’t do the match justice. The first set took almost an hour-and-a-half, and was won by Murray in a tie-break 12-10. In the second Murray went two breaks up, then gave them back before breaking again to win 7-5.
The Serbian then hit his stride and swept the next two sets to send the game to a fifth and deciding set. Incredibly Murray dug deep to take it, with Djokovic hobbling at times in the decider.
No matter for Murray, who was, understandably, a very happy man afterwards.
The 25-year-old said: “It was an incredibly tough match and obviously it felt great at the end. Relief is probably the best word I would use to describe how I’m feeling just now.
“I’m very, very happy that I managed to come through because if I had lost this one from two sets up, that would have been a tough one to take.
“I was still doubting myself right up to a few minutes before going on to play the match. It’s something I have never done before. I have been in this position many times and not managed to get through.
“I am just so relieved to finally have got there and I can put this one behind me and hopefully win more.”
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