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| Andy Murray: Wimbledon final 'best day of my life' | Andy Murray: Wimbledon final 'best day of my life' |
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| Andy Murray has said the Wimbledon final on centre court was one of the toughest matches of his career but "the best day of my life so far". | Andy Murray has said the Wimbledon final on centre court was one of the toughest matches of his career but "the best day of my life so far". |
| Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Murray said his historic victory on Sunday had finally sunk in, but admitted that he "embraced" rather than enjoyed crunch matches. | |
| The tennis star, who on Sunday beat the world No 1, Novak Djokovic, in three sets to become the first British man to win Wimbledon in 77 years, said that around 45 minutes after he had won, he suddenly became "so so tired". | |
| "Yesterday was a long day, but the best day of my life so far." | "Yesterday was a long day, but the best day of my life so far." |
| Asked if he enjoyed playing the biggest matches of his career, Murray said: "I'd say embrace rather than enjoy. It's tough to explain [...] if I had lost I wouldn't have enjoyed it, but I won." | Asked if he enjoyed playing the biggest matches of his career, Murray said: "I'd say embrace rather than enjoy. It's tough to explain [...] if I had lost I wouldn't have enjoyed it, but I won." |
| He said the match against Djokovic "was one of the most challenging matches I've played in my career … an unbelievable physical and mental challenge, so I don't know about enjoying it but you have to embrace that situation." | He said the match against Djokovic "was one of the most challenging matches I've played in my career … an unbelievable physical and mental challenge, so I don't know about enjoying it but you have to embrace that situation." |
| The Scot said he had raised his game and come back strong after losing against the Serb in the Wimbledon final last year. "It was the hardest loss of my career. I was very emotional afterwards, but I just responded really well to it." | |
| He said the pressure on him as Britain's No 1 was huge, which could make playing Wimbledon "hard and stressful", and added: "We're programmed to hit tennis balls. That's the easy part." | |
| "One thing I can say is that I have always enjoyed the training aspect [...] working hard and trying to get better, but dealing with the pressure has been hard at times." | "One thing I can say is that I have always enjoyed the training aspect [...] working hard and trying to get better, but dealing with the pressure has been hard at times." |
| Scotland's first minister, Alex Salmond, denied "photo-bombing" David Cameron at the match when he raised a large Scottish flag behind the prime minister immediately after Murray's win. | Scotland's first minister, Alex Salmond, denied "photo-bombing" David Cameron at the match when he raised a large Scottish flag behind the prime minister immediately after Murray's win. |
| Salmond told the programme he "had no idea what the seating arrangements were" and that since Murray was the first Scot to win Wimbledon since 1896 "a few saltires hoisted does no harm at all". | |
| He insisted the All England Club did not have any problem with his celebration, and "didn't mind a little bit of Scottish exuberance". | He insisted the All England Club did not have any problem with his celebration, and "didn't mind a little bit of Scottish exuberance". |