Shaun Murphy 'thought the glory days were gone' as he reflects on Masters win

Shaun Murphy ‘thought the glory days were gone’ as he reflects on Masters win

Shaun Murphy admitted he thought the days of competing for snooker’s top prizes were long gone as he spoke in the immediate aftermath of his brilliant win at the Masters. The Magician beat Kyren Wilson 10-7 in the final at Alexandra Palace on Sunday.

Murphy had been in fine form throughout the week, and got off to the perfect start against the world champion, threatening to run away with proceedings in the final as he took a 6-2 lead heading into the evening session.

Wilson made a match of it though, and battled his way back from an 8-4 deficit to trail 8-7 at some stage, with the alarm bells ringing for Murphy. But the 42-year-old managed to keep his cool to take the next two frames, wrapping his triumph up in style in the final frame.

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