Points won by each set: [ 25-35, 28-19, 53-44 ]
Points won directly on serve:
26 % Murray – 23 of 86
20 % Hewitt – 24 of 118
Hewitt – and his better version – six years younger Murray, met only once in an official match (Hewitt wins 7-6, 7-6 their second, exhibition match at Kooyong ’14). It lasted 2 hours 23 minutes and ended up with an unexpected triumph of the 18-year-old Scot [60]. Generally two subsequent indoor weeks in the United States were very important for the development of Murray. First he claimed his maiden title, then he reached the quarterfinal in Memphis becoming the best Brit, having won 4 out of 5 consecutive matches in quite dramatic circumstances. Then it was clear that he was not only an intelligent player, but also mentally resistant, able to deal with differently complicated situations (against Soderling & Schuettler he was within a game away from losing in straight sets, against Hewitt & De Voest he needed to play very long 3rd sets to ultimately prevail). In the San Jose final, he led in the 3rd set *2:0 (30-all), *4:2, and couldn’t convert two match points at 5:4 & 6:5 as Hewitt [11] served two aces, but he stayed calm, and capitalized on his third championship point in the tie-break with a stunning backhand cross-court winner. “This is perfect,” said Murray, “I played solid all week. It’s been the best week of my life.”
Murray’s route to his maiden title (14th main-level event):
1 Mardy Fish 6-2, 6-2
2 Yeu-Tzuoo Wang 6-4, 6-2
Q Robin Soderling 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
S Andy Roddick 7-5, 7-5
W Lleyton Hewitt 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(3)