Andy Murray eyes world number one spot

Murray, who claimed his second Wimbledon title with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/2) victory, looked remarkably fresh faced considering he was photographed leaving a nightclub at 3.30am the night before.

Murray has won just two of his last 15 meetings with Djokovic.

The No. 2-ranked Murray most certainly did not forget how to win a Grand Slam title, of course.

After the tension of his first Wimbledon final victory against Novak Djokovic in 2013, this was a much more serene affair as Murray cruised to the title with an nearly flawless display.

It had been three years since Andy Murray got his hands on the Wimbledon trophy – and once it was back in his possession, he wasn’t about to let it go. The big serving Raonic, known for drilling aces at a high rate already had 137 aces overall heading into the finals.

Scoring maximum ranking points boosts Murray’s position in second place, and below him there were no changes in the top seven.

It’s little surprise, that at the scene of his first Grand Slam title in 2012, Murray expects to be competitive.

After the match, the Duke and Duchess congratulated Murray as he clutched the gilded trophy to his chest. Murray, who plays an immaculate service game, consolidated his advantage by winning the tiebreak 7-3. He is not just going to go away because he has had one bad tournament. Neither player was able to break, with Raonic deflecting all four attempts from the fired up Murray.

Against the cannon-ball serve Milos Raonic on Sunday, the Scot returned with breathtaking skill and picked him off with a dizzying array of dipping and passing shots to win 6-4 7-6 7-6 in two hours and 47 minutes. The chance to see Murray repeat the win attracted huge attention including the royal family. Andy Murray then took a 40-0 win of his own in the eleventh game.

The victor of the match will face Milos Raonic in Sunday’s final. “I know how much that hurt me, and I know how good it felt when I won a gold”. “I’ve had great moments here and tough losses”. “We [his team] worked really hard to get in this position”.

“I’m just really happy I managed to do it again after a lot of tough losses in the latter stages of the slams over the last couple of years”, Murray said.

He said: “After Wimbledon the last time, the few months afterwards, motivation was hard”. “I played more matches in these last few months in this period than I ever have in my career”.

Having suffered painful defeats in eight of his previous 10 Grand Slam finals, the world No 2 is now targeting more success in the coming years. Now obviously I’d like to try to win a fourth but I’ve never put a number on it.