TORONTO – The pride of Great Britain and newly minted Gold medalist Andy Murray defeated Italy’s Flavio Cipolla 6-1, 6-3.
Only a few days after winning an intense Olympic tournament in a triumphant Wimbledon rematch against Roger Federer, Murray quickly set his sights on the Rogers Cup. Despite looking understandably exhausted, he was able to put away Cipolla in straight sets.
“You know, it’s just not when I finished the match and played the mixed (doubles). It doesn’t end there. We just don’t relax on Sunday night and Monday and then get ourselves ready to come.”
Playing on a hard court in Toronto allows Murray to practice and readjust his playing style since he has been solely performing on a grass court for the last four months in London.
“I feel a little sore in the joints and stuff a little bit. I mean I feel tired mentally. I haven’t really slept much in the last few days so that’s probably catching up to me a little bit.
“The tournament was the best tournament of my life. To win a gold medal in your home Olympics, not many people get a chance to do that. And to do it against Roger on Wimbledon Centre Court made it even more special. It was a great week.”
Murray has been on a wild trip and admits to all that he is still living on cloud 9 and cannot fully believe what he’s accomplished just yet. He is the first ATP player to win an Olympic gold medal and not have won any Grand-slam titles.
“The tournament was the best tournament of my life. To win a gold medal in your home Olympics, not many people get a chance to do that. And to do it against Roger on Wimbledon Centre Court made it even more special. It was a great week.”
Post-match, Murray was greeted by Rogers Cup director Karl Hale to indulge in some much deserved celebration cake.
