No wild celebrations for triumphant Murray

By Pritha Sarkar

LONDON (Reuters) - In case anyone thought Andy Murray would get carried away after winning his first title on home soil, he marked the occasion with an alcohol-free night before quickly switching his thoughts to Wimbledon.

There were no wild celebrations one might expect from a millionaire athlete who had just become the first Briton in 71 years to win the grasscourt tournament at Queen's Club.

"I went out for an Indian (meal) with all the guys I work with last night. They had a few drinks on me but no alcohol for me and I got to bed reasonably early," Murray said on Monday at the launch of his retro Fred Perry kit for Wimbledon.

The Scot's 7-5 6-4 triumph over American James Blake on Sunday might have been a personal milestone for the 22-year-old but it also started the countdown to the major championship Britain hopes he will win on July 5.

Murray knows he will carry the hopes of a nation that has not seen a home-grown men's champion at the All England Club since 1936.

Perry was the last British male to triumph in the Wimbledon singles and Murray hopes he can follow in the footsteps of the man who was born exactly 100 years ago.

"I'm very excited to play at Wimbledon, I've got a good chance of doing well this year ... I think I can win it but I'm going to focus on my very first match," said the world number three, whose best result at the grasscourt grand slam was his quarter-final showing in 2008.