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In 2009, a new king was crowned at Rogers Cup: Andy Murray of Great Britain. A tournament regular, Murray had never gotten past the semis since his debut at the event in 2006. A year earlier, he had fallen to Rafael Nadal of Spain in an attempt to secure a spot in the final.
Upon his arrival in Montreal in 2009, Murray’s confidence was at an all-time high. He had already taken home the titles at Doha, Rotterdam, Miami and Queen’s earlier in the season and was fresh off a semi-final run at Wimbledon .
Benefiting from a first-round bye, the Brit went on to secure consecutive victories over Jérémy Chardy, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Nikolay Davydenko. In the semis, he overpowered Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who had caused a surprise upset when he eliminated Roger Federer in the previous round. Against the Frenchman, Murray’s dominant play did not waver as he secured himself a spot in the final, all without dropping a set.
The stage was set for a showdown against Juan Martin del Potro. While he may not have been as prominent on the tennis scene as Federer, Nadal or Djokovic, del Potro remained a force to be reckoned with. The world no. 6 had previously appeared in the semi-finals at Roland-Garros and had collected his second title of the season in Washington in the weeks leading up to Rogers Cup.
After letting the first set slip away, Murray made a masterful comeback in his three-set victory 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-1. His win ended the Argentinian’s eleven match winning streak and allowed him to hoist his very first Rogers Cup trophy.
Upon his arrival in Montreal in 2009, Murray’s confidence was at an all-time high. He had already taken home the titles at Doha, Rotterdam, Miami and Queen’s earlier in the season and was fresh off a semi-final run at Wimbledon .
Benefiting from a first-round bye, the Brit went on to secure consecutive victories over Jérémy Chardy, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Nikolay Davydenko. In the semis, he overpowered Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who had caused a surprise upset when he eliminated Roger Federer in the previous round. Against the Frenchman, Murray’s dominant play did not waver as he secured himself a spot in the final, all without dropping a set.
The stage was set for a showdown against Juan Martin del Potro. While he may not have been as prominent on the tennis scene as Federer, Nadal or Djokovic, del Potro remained a force to be reckoned with. The world no. 6 had previously appeared in the semi-finals at Roland-Garros and had collected his second title of the season in Washington in the weeks leading up to Rogers Cup.
After letting the first set slip away, Murray made a masterful comeback in his three-set victory 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-1. His win ended the Argentinian’s eleven match winning streak and allowed him to hoist his very first Rogers Cup trophy.