ATP News : 2008


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No. 8 seed Andy Murray earned his first ATP Masters Series shield with a 7-6(4), 7-6(5) victory in two hours and 22 minutes over World No. 3 Novak Djokovic on Sunday

www.cincytennis.com No. 8 seed Andy Murray earned his first ATP Masters Series shield with a 7-6(4), 7-6(5) victory in two hours and 22 minutes over World No. 3 Novak Djokovic on Sunday.
The 21-year-old Dunblane, Scotland native becomes the first British player to win an ATP Masters Series title since Tim Henman in Paris in 2003. Murray is also the first British player to win the title in Cincinnati. Henman was a runner-up in 2000 and Mark Cox a finalist in 1977.

"I mean, it's huge to win your first sort of major tournament, and to do it in a match like today makes it more special," said Murray, who is now 6-5 against Top 10 opponents this year.
I've been in the semifinals four times before this week, and lost every time against tough players. This week I played well the whole week, and even though he had the chance to when he get back into the match, I was really happy with the way that I fought and stayed in there. I put in a lot of work off the court to be able to win these sort of tournaments, and it makes it all worthwhile."

Murray also moves from No. 9 to a career-high No. 6 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings with his third ATP title of the season. He won in Doha in January and Marseille in February. Murray is 6-4 lifetime in ATP finals.

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