However, Murray gets excited about having his name on a trophy that includes some the game’s greats - many of them Wimbledon winners.

He added: "It’s pretty special. There have been some great grass court players from Britain the last 70 odd years.

"Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski were both very good grass court players. There are a lot of great, great players on the trophy, so to be on it is great. Obviously because a British player hasn’t won it for so long, it makes it nicer.

"They have the names on the board on the way up to the locker room. John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt, Nadal and Rod Laver won here as well.

"I’m not a Wimbledon winner unfortunately but I’m going to try my best to try and change that."

Losing finalist Blake paid tribute to Murray and insisted the Scot, on his day, could beat anybody in the world.

But the American, ranked number six in the tournament, still believes Roger Federer will triumph at Wimbledon.

"Andy played well," said Blake. "He’s got the ability to beat anyone in the world. I think he has beaten just about everyone in the world at some point.

"It’s just a matter of doing it at the right time. He’s definitely a possibility to win Wimbledon.

"He always does a great job of mixing things up, not playing one way all the time. Whether it’s moving forward, staying back and chipping, he uses his variety very well.

"I think he’s one of the best in the world of having that variety.

"His hands are so good that he can really do almost everything with the ball. He served a lot better at times today than he did a couple years ago when I played him.

"I’d go with Federer as favourite for Wimbledon. He’s the best grass court player over the last six or seven years."