Murray becomes king of Queen's
Andy Murray is in confident mood after an impressive clay court season
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Sunday, 14, Jun 2009 10:01
Andy Murray has won the Aegon Championship at Queen's Club after beating James Blake 7-5 6-4.
The 22-year-old boosted his preparations for Wimbledon, which starts on June 22nd, after becoming the first Briton to win the tournament since 1938.
And the Scot will be confident of performing well at SW19 after another impressive performance at Queen's.
Murray drew first blood with a break in game three after a deft drop shot which resulted in a long forehand from Blake. But the American hit back immediately with a break after a booming forehand down the line.
The world number three recovered from being 30-30 on his own serve to win the game, before breaking Blake in game 11 after a string of errors from his opponent.
And Murray clinched the set on his own serve when another forehand from Blake hit the net.
Both players looked comfortable on their serve in the second set until game seven. Murray made the crucial break when he drew further errors from his opponent to take a 4-3 lead.
And the Dunblane teenager held his nerve to serve out the match to cap off a dazzling run this week. He did not drop a set at the Aegon Championship and was broken just twice.