ANDY Murray celebrated his second Wimbledon singles title with victory against Canada's Milos Raonic then spoke of his belief that his best tennis is still to come. In that case it will have to be very good indeed, because the World No 2's 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) victory against the big-serving Canadian on Centre Court yesterday was emphatic.

Coping admirably with the pressure of being favourite in his first major final against an opponent other than Novak Djokovic or Roger Federer, the 29-year-old only had to save two break points all day long. The formidable Raonic delivery was broken once in the opening set, before the Scot showed all his experience to prevail in two tie-breaks.

The title moves him onto three Grand Slam wins from his 11 major finals but with fresh question marks over the other big hitters in the sport, Murray now hopes he may just be getting started. The result is also a quickfire triumph for coach Ivan Lendl, who only resumed working with the Scot and the rest of his team prior to Queen's Club three weeks ago.

"I obviously would have loved to have won more," said the Scot. "But the guys I've been playing against have won lots - a lot of people say the best three players [Djokovic, Federer and Rafa Nadal] of all time potentially. I've won some matches against them in slams, but I've also lost quite a few, too.

"If I want to add to my three slams, I'm going to have to find ways to win against them," Murray added. "It's very rare that you get through a slam without playing Novak, Roger or Rafa. But I still feel like my best tennis is ahead of me, that I have an opportunity to win more. Everyone's time comes at different stages. Some come in their early 20s, some mid 20s. Hopefully mine is still to come."

Murray - who has overcome Liam Broady, Yen-Hsun Lu, John Millman, Nick Kyrgios, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Tomas Berdych and now Raonic to take the title - said he was proud of becoming the first British male since Fred Perry to become a multiple winner here. Other notable double winners here include Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg, Rod Laver, Rafa Nadal and John Newcombe. He had texted his friend Tim Henman on the eve of the tournament to say that he had something of a premonition about his success at this tournament.

"I did, I had a good feeling about it," the Scot said. "I wasn't expecting to win the event, but I knew if I played like I had through practice and through Queen's, I was going to be in with a good shot. Thankfully I was right."

The Scot said he felt "happier" and "more content" than he had done when defeating Djokovic here three years ago and planned to savour this triumph more for himself than his whirlwind victory in 2013. Working his way back from back surgery later that year has been a "long road".

"I feel like this was for myself more than anything, and my team as well," he said. "We've all worked really hard to help get me in this position. Last time it was just pure relief, and I didn't really enjoy the moment as much. I want to spend this time with my family and my closest friends, the people I work with.

"I don't know exactly what it means in the grand scheme of things," he added. "I'm just really proud that I managed to do it again after a lot of tough losses in the latter stages of the slams over the last couple of years. I'm also aware of how difficult these competitions are to win once. So to do it twice here, at an event where there is a lot of pressure on me to perform well here, I'm very proud of how I've handled that over the years."

While his brother Jamie flew out to Belgrade with the rest of the Great Britain Davis Cup team, coach Leon Smith stayed behind to watch the match in his players' box. An ebullient World No 2 said he felt like he could play another five matches right now, but would decide this morning whether he will play in a tie from which Novak Djokovic has already withdrawn.

"Physically I feel okay just now, which is normal after a match like that," he said. "You feel like you could play another five matches. But when I wake up tomorrow morning, it will be a bit different. I'm going to speak to my team about that today, tomorrow morning. I'll chat to Leon tomorrow."

The best form of the Scot's life has co-incided with the responsibilities of fatherhood to his daughter Sophia. Whatever the reason, Murray said he feels more "motivated than ever" ahead of the Olympics and the US Open. "Obviously having a child, it gives you a different perspective," he said. "It has also given me a little bit of extra motivation, to work hard, train hard, and do all of the right things to give myself a chance to win these events."