Monday 15 August 2016 18:58, UK
Andy Murray is playing the best tennis of his life after adding a second Olympic gold medal to his Wimbledon men's title this year, says his mother Judy Murray.
The British No 1 completed a gruelling four-set win over Juan Martin del Potro to win the gold again in Rio, four years after winning the men's singles tournament at London 2012.
Murray's Olympic heroics have continued a hugely successful year for the Scot, who defeated Milos Raonic at Wimbledon to claim his second title, and Judy admits he has taken his career to another level.
"Yeah, it's been a tremendous year," she told Sky Sports News HQ: "I think he's in the best form that he's ever been in and he's having lots of success. I know that the Olympics was a completely different thing to the rest of the tennis circuit, because you're part of Team GB.
Seeing him achieve those dreams last night was something extra special.
"It's the biggest sporting event in the world and there is a very different feel to it. Everything from being part of it, then being asked to carry the flag in the opening ceremony, and then his absolute determination that he wanted to take a gold medal home with him.
"Seeing him achieve those dreams last night was something extra special."
Del Potro had defeated Rafa Nadal in the semi-finals and appeared to be staging a comeback when he took the second set, but Judy's confidence in her son did not waver as he closed out an emotional 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-5 win.
She said: "When Andy has that look in his eye, he's on a mission, and nothing is going to stop him really. He had that look right from the start and I was quite confident that he was going to win all the way through actually."
