Murphy riding crest of a UK Pro League wave after clinching second consecutive victory
Brandon Murphy admits he surprised even himself after becoming just the second man ever to claim back-to-back UK Pro League titles. The 21-year-old ace beat the experienced Dan Cox in straight sets on Saturday to follow up his Week 2 triumph in style at Welwyn Garden City’s Gosling Tennis Centre. Ad/> Last season’s UK Pro League champion Anton Matusevich, the world No.174, racked up two week wins on the spin last year to help navigate his way to Finals Week and Murphy was able to emulate his achievement with an efficient 6-3, 6-4 victory.
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I just feel great – my confidence is really high, I’m very relaxed and because I haven’t played that much recently, I just go out there and play. “If I lose, I lose and if I win. I win.
