Murray’s mind and body both suffer bruising

The Scot was aiming to become the first home player to win the men’s singles title for 76 years but could not quite match the brilliance of Federer, who triumphed 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 to collect his seventh Wimbledon crown.

Murray broke down in tears several times in an emotional on-court interview, and he admitted it will be a little while before he picks up a racket again to begin his preparations for the Olympics later this month.

The 25-year-old may head off on holiday for a few days, and he said: “I won’t practise until my mind is right.

“There’s no point in going on the court until I’m ready to go out there and learn and work hard and do the right things in the gym and in practice.

“So I’ll wait and see how my body recovers after the next few days. I fell a lot of times this tournament. I’ve got a lot of bruises all over my body.

“So I need to take a few days off, let everything heal, recover, and then see. But I won’t be on the court this week, that’s for sure.”

Murray’s fourth grand slam final, his first on home soil, generated a huge amount of interest, with a peak of 16.9million viewers watching Sunday’s match with Federer on the BBC.

He said: “It’s been a great, great couple of weeks. From what I’ve been told, the reaction of all of the press and all of the people that have been watching has been unbelievably supportive and positive.

“So it’s been a great tournament, I think, for tennis, and I’m glad that I’m part of that.”

Murray was given a huge amount of support by the Centre Court crowd, who roared their appreciation for his efforts as he struggled with his emotions after the match.

The world No 4 is taking confidence from his near miss at Wimbledon and the progress he has made under coach Ivan Lendl since the pair linked up at the end of last year. Once he has cleared his head he will turn his attentions to the Olympic tournament, which begins at Wimbledon on July 28, and is swiftly followed by the US Open.