Britain's Andy Murray became the first man since Andre Agassi in 1995 to win back-to-back ATP Toronto Masters titles, defeating Roger Federer 7-5, 7-5, after withstanding multiple rain delays.
Britain's Andy Murray became the first man since Andre Agassi in 1995 to win back-to-back ATP Toronto Masters titles, defeating Roger Federer 7-5, 7-5, after withstanding multiple rain delays.
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| Great Britain's Andy Murray celebrates during his win over Switzerland's Roger Federer in the final of the Rogers Cup at the Rexall Centre in Toronto, Canada yesterday. PIC/AFP |
Murray snapped a three-match losing streak against the Swiss, who will return to second spot in the ATP rankings behind Rafael Nadal today.
The Scot also avenged an Australian Open final loss to Federer in January.
The final began slightly late as drops of rain fell as the pair walked out onto court. They finally got started with Federer immediately going down two breaks, getting one back for 1-3.
Murray was unable to close out the set six games later as he served for it leading 5-3. Instead, he double-faulted on a break point to put the Swiss back in contention, 5-5. But Federer again lost serve for 5-6, opening the door for Murray to go through 7-5 after nearly an hour.
Light rain began during the fourth game of the second set, Federer holding a 2-1 lead. The interruption sent the pair off court for 55 minutes.
When they re-emerged, Murray won the only two points played before more rain intervened. That break last a brief five minutes before the Scot got a break for 3-2. Moments later following discussions at the umpire's chair, the pair came off yet again as skies opened.
Play finally resumed and Murray took his first title of the season on his second match point after just over two hours of action.
