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The 35-year-old Briton had been knocked out in similar marathon
matches at Grand Slams in recent years and said he took pride in
shutting down those who questioned whether he could still
perform at the biggest events after hip surgeries.
"I felt very proud of myself after the match. That's not
something that I generally felt over the years at the end of the
tennis matches. I was impressed with myself, which again is not
something... I'm hard on myself usually," Murray said.
"Yeah, tonight I need to give myself some credit because the
last few years have been tough. I've lost a few of those type of
matches in the Slams the last couple years.
"Whether that's the (Stefanos) Tsitsipas match (at the U.S.
Open) or (John) Isner at Wimbledon, that one could have gone the
other way tonight, but I stayed strong and I deserved to win."
"Most of my biggest wins have come whilst Ivan was part of the
team. He's certainly not going to let me get away with not
working hard. He's always going to push me as hard as he can to
try and get the best out of me."
Dan Evans was also impressed with Murray's victory and was
amazed that his fellow Briton did not cramp up.
"He's pretty negative, and when he says he was playing well...
Obviously he feels he's hitting the ball well if he gives
himself a compliment."
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian
Radnedge)
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