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The three-time Grand Slam champion put in a
clinical performance to win 6-4 6-4, converting three of his
four break points against the Frenchman to claim the Challenger
Tour title.
The 36-year-old Murray did not drop a set across his five
matches in the tournament and improved his winning streak on
grass to 10 matches after his victory in Surbiton last week.
"It was a really good week, I really enjoyed my time here. The
courts have played brilliantly, the groundstaff did an excellent
job," Murray said.
"I played really well and got better as the week went on and I'm
glad to get through - on to Queen's. I'm absolutely pumped."
The 36-year-old Briton, who has resurrected his career after hip
resurfacing surgery, skipped the French Open to focus on the
grasscourt swing.
He is next in action at the Queen's Club Championships, which
start on Monday.
BOULTER TRIUMPHS
Boulter needed an hour and 13 minutes to claim a dominant 6-3
6-3 victory in the first all-British WTA final since 1977.
The triumph also ensures that the 26-year-old retains her status
as the British number one.
"I dreamed of this moment, to win this tournament, as a little
girl when I was four years old," said Boulter, whose title
victory was her first on the WTA Tour.
"Having come here as a fan and now as a player and somehow found
a way to win it means more than everything to me. I've played so
many British players, we appreciate an all-British final and
what an incredible achievement it is."
The last time two British women featured in a WTA Tour final was
when Sue Barker played Virginia Wade in San Francisco in
February 1977.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Nashik, India; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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