“I’m not planning on getting caught up in the whole hype and the pressure, because I don’t think that that helps if you do” Murray said. “I’m going to try and just concentrate on playing and winning matches. You can let the pressure affect you if you want to. You can let the expectation get to you if you really want to, but I’m just going to play tennis and not worry about the rest of the stuff.”

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The win was also history-making since the last Brit to take the title at the event was Bunny Austin in 1938.  “It’s pretty special,” said Murray. “There have been some great grass-court players from Britain the last 70-odd years. Tim [Henman] and Greg [Rusedski] were both very good grass-court players. The names that are on the trophy, there’s a lot of great, great players. So to be on that trophy is great. Obviously, because it’s not happened that a British player has won for so long, that makes it nicer.”

With 2009 off to such a good start I am really interested in seeing what the rest of the year has in store for Murray.  Before Wimbledon, he will try his look on the grass courts of the All England Club.

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Andy Murray Wins at 2009 Queen’s Club

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Blake’s semifinal match came to an abrupt end when, with the score tied at 4-4, four-time Queen’s Club champion Andy Roddick withdrew from the match after suffering an ankle injury.

Murray is ranked third in the world with just Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer ahead of him.  I’m sure he would love to win the event since, after advances to the finals, he will be playing his first title match in his native Great Britain and could become the first Brit to take the title in 71 years (the last local to win was Bunny Austin way back in 1938).

Blake, on the other hand, has never won a title on a non-hard court but, if history is any indicator, he could upset the higher seeded, Murray – they’ve battled just once before and Blake emerged victorious at the 2006 ATP Masters Series.

This year’s 2009 Aegon champion will take home $117,000.

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2009 Queen’s Club Finals Set