Murray mauls Federer to overcome finals jinx

Aug 16, 2010 |

Toronto, Aug. 16: Scotsman Andy Murray showed steely nerve to shatter a career finals jinx against Roger Federer, defeating the stylish Swiss 7-5, 7-5 to defend his title at the ATP Toronto Masters.

Murray, who remains fourth on the ATP rankings while Federer moves back to second behind Rafael Nadal, had lost to Federer during prior trophy bids in 2005 at Bangkok, the 2008 US Open and last January’s Australian Open final.

Murray, 7-5 in the life-time series with the 16-time grand slam champion, is the first since Andre Agassi in 1995 to win back-to-back ATP Toronto titles. He is also only the fifth player to beat both Federer and Nadal in the same event.

“Winning this event is great, but so is beating both Roger and Rafa in the same week,” Murray said. “I didn’t drop a set againt either one of them. That is really what pleases me the most.”

“This has been one of my best weeks. I’m incredibly happy. There’s a sense of relief to win this one. But I don’t want to get too far ahead of myself. There is a big event next and the US Open coming up,” Murray said.

Federer, like Murray, owns just one title for the season. “I’ve had an amazing run this week, which could have ended a lot earlier,” Federer said.

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