WATCH: Andy Murray gets emotional as his children watch him win another title

Kevin Palmer
Andy Murray wins again
Andy Murray wins again

Andy Murray won his second successive ATP Challenger title in Nottingham on Sunday and there was a touching moment on court as his children called out to him from the stands.

On Father’s Day in the UK, Murray one followed up his win at Surbiton last week with a flawless display to lift the Rothesay Open Nottingham.

Murray beat Frenchman Arthur Cazaux 6-4 6-4 in the final to make it 10 wins in a row on grass courts this summer.

That is his best sequence since 2017, when he still topped the world rankings and was not playing with a metal hip.

And he will now head to his favourite stomping ground at Queen’s, where another good week will see him improve his ranking enough to be seeded at SW19.

As he was being presented with the trophy in front of a packed Nottingham crowd, Murray spoke about his excitement about seeing his four children on Father’s Day before it was revealed that were already watching him.

“I didn’t know they were here. I had no idea they were coming,” said Murray, who appeared to get emotional when he saw his family in the stands.

“They came last week for the final at Surbiton, they turned up and it started raining then they had to go home for the kids’ bedtime and they missed the end of the match so it’s great they could come today.

“My family have been unbelievably supportive with me continuing with my career when they could’ve told me to stop.

“I appreciate them still supporting me and all my team. I need all of them for keeping motivating me, my physio for keeping my body together and I really appreciate them for making moments like this possible.”

The win moves Murray up to No.38 in the provision ATP rankings, meaning he is knocking on the door of a seeing for Wimbledon.

“It was great to win another tournament,” said Muurray. “I played some good tennis this week.

“I felt better than last week in Surbiton, which is positive. Hopefully I can keep improving over the next few weeks.

“The courts were brilliant. The tournament is really well organised. When the result goes well, players tend to be happy!”

Loooking ahead to his opening match at Queen’s Club against No 7 seed Alex De Minaur next week he added: “It will be a tough first match. He likes the grass and he is someone I had some tough battles with in the past. Hopefully I get some rest in tomorrow and get ready for Tuesday.”

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