"Everybody wants me and Novak to dislike each other and people always try to stir things up between us," Murray said. Fierce rivals on the court, the pair embraced at the net after a three-hour battle of attrition that left both men exhausted as courtside temperatures reached 40 degrees Celsius. "He's obviously one of the best returners in the world and he obviously has a lot of confidence to stand and fight right to the end, so you have to play right to the end of the match and weather the storms when they come, and I managed to do that today."īorn just a week apart, Murray and Djokovic have known each other since they were children, attending the same training camps and competing against each other in junior events. "If this was the US Open, we'd have to play another couple of sets like that, which isn't easy. "We've played many matches like that, especially in grand slams," Murray said. Murray got the decisive break in the second game of the final set but had to survive an 18-minute service game to consolidate his lead in the fifth game before claiming his third title on the Canadian hardcourts, and first since 2010. Most of all the moments when he needed to, he served very, very well." "But not taking anything away from him, from his victory. I didn't serve well the first set and a half. "I thought what made the difference was his serve and my serve. "Andy is deservedly a winner today on the court," Djokovic said. Djokovic suffered just his fourth loss in 2015 and his first in a Masters Series final since falling to Roger Federer in Cincinnati in 2012. The Scot climbed a spot to number two in the world rankings after capturing his fourth title of the year in a major boost to his confidence ahead of the US Open, starting in New York at the end of August. "I'm not sure she will have stayed up to watch this one but, Amelie, this one's for you," Murray said. Murray snapped an eight-match losing streak to Djokovic, and a ten-match streak on hard-courts, with the win, then dedicated the victory to his coach Amelie Mauresmo, who gave birth to a baby boy early on Sunday morning. Andy Murray of Great Britain holds up the Rogers Cup after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in the men's singles final at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Canada, on August 16, 2015. Great Britain's Andy Murray beat World No 1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in the final of the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Sunday to record his first win over the Serb since winning the Wimbledon 2013 final, over two years ago.
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