Full Andy Murray interview after his US OPEN victory!

Q. First of all, congratulations. From my perspective, it looked like you played like a man just possessed out there. Just talk about the fight that you had and the feeling of having this trophy in front of you.
ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, I mean, it was obviously a very tough match. You know, mentally, the last three, four days have been pretty tiring. You know, when the conditions have been like they have been, you need to focus so hard, you know, on almost every shot because, you know, the ball is very hard to control. So mentally it was challenging, you know, aside from it being, you know, a slam final and having not won one before, playing against Novak who, you know, on this surface is ­­ I mean, in the slams I don’t think he’s lost for, you know, a couple of years. So it was an incredibly tough match, and, yeah, obviously it felt great at the end. “Relief” is probably the best word I would use to, you know, describe how I’m feeling just now. Yeah, very, very happy that I managed to come through because if I had lost this one from two sets up, that would have been a tough one to take.

Q. You just said “relief.” Is there a moment where you thought, “exultation” too?
ANDY MURRAY: I don’t know what that means. (Laughter.)

Q. Thrilled, you know, excitement.
ANDY MURRAY: Yeah. I mean, obviously you’re feeling a lot of things. You know, like I was obviously very emotional. You know, I cried, you know, a little bit on the court. You’re not sad; you’re incredibly happy. You’re in a little bit of disbelief because when I have been in that position many times before and not won, you do think, you know, Is it ever going to happen? Then when it finally does, you just ­­ yeah, you’re obviously very, very excited. But, yeah, mainly relieved to have got over that, that last hurdle.

Q. For 76 years British players have carried a millstone around their neck. What is it like to have finally done it?
ANDY MURRAY: Yeah, I mean, when you’re on the court, you don’t necessarily feel it, but I know when I was serving for the match, there’s a sense of how, you know, how big a moment that is in British tennis history really. So, you know, that obviously adds to it. I know more than most, you know, British players, I have been asked about it many times when I got close to winning Grand Slams before. I get asked about it more and more even after I won the Olympics. I still got asked, When are you going to win a Grand Slam? So, yeah, it’s great to have finally done it, and I said in one of the interviews after the match, I hope now, you know, it inspires some kids to play tennis and also takes away the notion that British tennis players choke or don’t win or it’s not a good sport. You know, it’s in a very good place in the UK right now. Obviously Laura has done very well. The Olympics was great for us. Liam Broady was in the final here in the juniors. It’s in a good place. I hope it stays that way.

Q. When Novak took that timeout, what was going through your mind? And how did you keep focused on doing the job?
ANDY MURRAY: Actually, I felt fine after I got that break to serve for it at 5­2. I was still obviously very nervous around sort of 3­2, 4­2. You still are a long way from the finish line. When the conditions are like that, really anything can happen. You know, I got myself up after a minute or so of sitting down and just went to the back of the court and thought, you know, Where are you going to serve, first point? Once I got that first point, I settled down and felt fine. I have served matches very well my whole career. I have never really had a problem with it. Yeah, today was the same.

Q. How tough was it at the start of the fifth set when he had come back? Did the other finals go through your mind at all?
ANDY MURRAY: No, I wasn’t thinking about the other finals. I was thinking a bit more about what happened the last couple of sets and the situation I kind of found myself in after I guess it was nearly four hours of play by that stage. I went to the toilet after the fourth set and just, you know, had a think and, you know, said, It’s just one more set. Give everything. You don’t want to come off this court with any regrets. Don’t get too down on yourself. Just try and fight. I got a bit fortunate to get the break at the beginning of the set, and that helped. I got a net cord on the slice backhand. Then I settled down a bit after that.

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