Andy Murray beat Arthur Cazaux of France to win the Rothesay Nottingham Open men’s singles title and the two-time Wimbledon champion had the perfect father’s day present when post-game, he realised his wife and children were in the audience to watch him win 6-4, 6-4, as he prepares the necessary steps ahead of his return to SW19 and another grass court major in a fortnights time.
Murray now 36, had a brilliant tournament in Nottingham, beating Joris De Loore in the first round before seeing off Hugo Grenier, Dominic Stricker and Nuno Borges ahead of beating Cazaux, taking on the Challenger Tournament instead of the tougher ranked event in Stuttgart in a bid to improve his form, and lessen his work load and travel time before a rigorous looking few weeks with his destiny to do well at the home of tennis next month which starts after another grass court tournament at Queens.
Also in fine form is the new British number one Katie Boulter who beat fellow compatriot Jodie Burrage in the final of the women’s singles event.
Boulter said “I dreamed of this moment, to win this tournament, as a little girl when I was four years old. Having come here as a fan and now as a player and somehow finding a way to win it means more than everything to me.” She impressed for the whole week in Nottingham and was brilliant against an opponent in Burrage who herself, has a lot of promise that lies ahead, the 26-year-old winning 6-3, 6-3 against a woman two years younger, to take her first senior title having saw off a couple of other Brits along the way, in Harriet Dart and Heather Watson.
Watson and Dart were actually paired together in the women’s doubles event and they reached the final on Sunday, losing narrowly to Ulrikke Eikeri and Ingrid Neel 7-6, 5-7, 10-8.
In the men’s event final played on Saturday between two British pairings, Jacob Fearnley and Johannus Monday beat Liam Broady and Johnny O’Mara 6-3, 6-7, 10-7.
*Article provided by Daniel Peacock (Editor).
*Main image @the_LTA Andy Murray wins the Nottingham Open.
