Murray caps memorable week with Masters wina

It was Murray8217;s fifth win of the season and he become the first Briton in 128 years to lift the Canadian title.

The victory completed a perfect start to the North American hardcourt season for the 22-year-old Scotsman,who was returning to action after his semi-final loss to Andy Roddick at Wimbledon.

I love winning tournaments and every player will tell you the same thing but I have never been to number two in the world before,Murray told reporters. It8217;s something I8217;ve never done,that8217;s new to me.

I8217;ve won a couple of Masters events and it still feels great but being number two maybe means a little bit more than winning a tournament this week.

Del Potro,coming off victory in Washington last week and riding a 10-match winning steak,took a tight opening set in a tiebreak 7-4 8212; the only set surrendered by Murray all week.

But Murray,who spent two weeks in Florida training for the severe conditions he faced in Montreal,did not buckle under Del Potro8217;s thundering groundstrokes,getting back on level terms after clinching the second set with a 7-3 tiebreak.

Leading 6-5 in the second with Murray about to serve,Del Potro called a medical timeout to have his back massaged drawing an angry scowl from the unhappy the Briton,who protested the move slamming his towel on a chair.

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The time-out,however,appeared to ignite Murray who went on to win 36 of the next 48 points.

The sixth-seeded Argentine,playing his ninth match in 13 days,had nothing left to give in the third set as Murray moved in for the kill,recording two early breaks to go 4-0 up before finishing the contest with an emphatic ace.

Before the match I felt I was going to be physically stronger,said Murray. He8217;s played a lot of matches. At the start of the second set it looked like he was tired8230;I felt he was struggling a bit.

Murray now moves on to the Masters Series event in Cincinnati where he will be confirmed as the new number two.