Murray crowned king of Queen's for fourth time

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Last Updated : Jun 21 2015 | 9:02 PM IST
Andy Murray swept to a record- equalling fourth Queen's Club title with a majestic 6-3, 6-4 demolition of South Africa's Kevin Anderson in Sunday's final.
Murray joins John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt as the only four-time winners of the Wimbledon warm-up event in the Open era.
It is Murray's third ATP title of 2015 after his victories on clay in Madrid and Munich, earning him a cheque for 381,760 euros ($433,507) and continuing his superb form since marrying Kim Sears in April.
With 34 career ATP titles, including six on grass, Murray moves up to 18th on the Open era list -- level with Arthur Ashe, Michael Chang and John Newcombe.
Even more significantly, it is Murray's first title on grass since his historic Wimbledon triumph in 2013.
That career-defining success two years ago came after his third victorious campaign at Queen's and, with Wimbledon just eight days away, Murray's ruthless 64-minute rout of the world number 17 shows he is in the mood to mount a sustained challenge for a second All England Club crown.
After heavy rain forced his semi-final against Serbia's Viktor Troicki to be suspended on Saturday, Murray knew he would have to do double duty to win the title.
He completed the first part of his hectic schedule in just over an hour, dispatching Troicki 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) before heading back to the locker room for two hours' recovery time.
Anderson was well rested after blitzing his way into his first Queen's final with 34 aces against Gilles Simon on Saturday to take his tally for the tournament to 96.
He had enjoyed notable victories over Hewitt and French Open winner Stan Wawrinka en route to the final.
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But Murray had won four of his previous five meetings with the 6ft 8in (2.03m) South African and maintaining his 100 percent record in Queen's finals proved no problem.
Murray had already won twice in one day this year, seeing off Lukas Rosol and Roberto Bautista Agut to clinch the Munich title last month.
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First Published: Jun 21 2015 | 9:02 PM IST

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