Andy Murray snaps 8-match losing streak to Novak Djokovic to win Rogers Cup

Relief is the best word to describe how Andy Murray felt Sunday afternoon.

The Scotsman ended a two-year, eight-match losing streak to world No. 1 Novak Djokovic to win the Rogers Cup in Montreal. The 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win was the 35th title of Murray's career and gives him a huge boost for his chances at the U.S. Open in a few weeks.

Winning the first set was vital for Murray, who lost the last eight matches to Djokovic after dropping the opening frame. At first, the world No. 3 showcased the dominant form he had all week in Montreal, racing out to a 4-1 lead with quality serving and deep, accurate hitting. Although Djokovic erased the lead with his competitive spirit to level the set at 4-4, Murray regrouped and took the last two games of the set. But a poor opening game in set No. 2 plagued Murray, who was broken at love by the Serbian superstar. Murray was able to get the break back in the sixth game, but Djokovic was too steady in the middle set and promptly broke his longtime rival at 15 to regain control.

Murray was able to mentally regroup in the third set, however. He raced off to a 3-0 lead with the accurate, intrepid hitting that was constant in the first set. Unlike his previous eight defeats to Djokovic, Murray was able to sustain clutch first-serve deliveries and terrific forehands to hold off Djokovic’s fierce comeback attempt. Try as he might, Djokovic could not convert any of his nine break point opportunities in the third set. Murray held on for his third title in Canada and first victory over the world No. 1 since beating him in the 2013 Wimbledon final.

After the match, Murray shared a few lighthearted moments during his trophy speech. He opined on how impressed he was that Djokovic speaks so many languages after the reigning Australian Open and Wimbledon champion talked to the Montreal crowd in French during his runner-up speech.

Andy Murray with some funny words for Novak Djokovic's great ability to speak many languages. pic.twitter.com/bV8FN2Vj1V

— Andrew Jerell Jones (@sluggahjells) August 16, 2015

Murray than announced that his coach, Amelie Mauresmo, gave birth to her first child earlier in the day.

And @andy_murray shared a wonderful moment with Montreal, announcing @AmeMauresmo gave birth to a boy today. So sweet pic.twitter.com/NWgIndjBsa

— Andrew Jerell Jones (@sluggahjells) August 16, 2015

In the women’s final in Toronto, Belinda Bencic capped off the greatest week of her young career by beating Simona Halep, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 3-0, when the Romanian retired with a left leg injury after losing the first three games of the final set. Bencic’s conquest of Halep followed her semifinal upset of top-ranked Serena Williams on Saturday night. The title is the second of the Swiss teenager’s career. She is projected to rank No. 12 when the new WTA rankings come out.