Originally Posted by computermaster:
“Now some people might know that I normally don't like praising losers, but I can't blame Murray much today. Cilic was almost completely in the zone for 1st set and Murray clearly looked and played like an exhausted man. One thing we have learnt is he is not Djokovic or (prime) Federer where he can do it again and again and again on a freakish level without getting tired.”
Murray said he didn't expect to get to the final, and no-one else who went deep in Rio got anywhere near it, so it's a great result really. I was particularly pleased that none of the Olympic skippers got to the final, and by all accounts, Cilic has been playing great this tournament, and this is a surface that should suit him. It's nice to see him back up his slam win with a Masters win, so people can stop calling him a one-slam wonder.
I had low expectations for this week, but having got to the final, I had hoped Murray would get over the line, picking up some handy extra points. But aside for being nice for someone else to get a win, I can't help but think it might be good for Murray to suffer a minor disappointment here and remove some of the pressure that might have come with extending his winning streak.