Terrific Andy Murray wins fourth Queen’s title

And after the match the Scot admitted that he was thrilled with his form - and suggested that it would be no surprise if he won the grass court Grand Slam, which starts in eight days' time.

"I feel like I have improved," said Murray.

"You know, sport and life and everything moves on. If you don't continue to improve and get better, there is going to be people that will take your spot...

"Physically I'm definitely in a better place than I was then. Obviously I was having problems with my back around that time...

"I feel like I'm using my variety very well just now, something that maybe I wasn't the last couple of years. That's been good for me," Murray added.

"It's been a really good start, but, you know, it's a long way to go before Wimbledon even starts, and then all sorts of things can happen during slams."

Murray only had a two-hour break between the conclusion of his last four match – a 6-3 7-6(4) victory over Viktor Troicki – and his final against the big-serving Anderson.

But the world number three showed no sign of fatigue as he tore through the first set, sealing it with a glorious sliced backhand, before breaking in the fifth game of the second.

Murray was relentless, manoeuvring his opponent around the court with ease, as he sent out an ominous warning to the likes of Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer ahead of Wimbledon, which starts a week on Monday.

The Brit sealed victory when Anderson fired wide on a service return, allowing him to join John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Roddick from the modern era as a four-time winner at Queen's Club.

His titles have come in alternate years - 2009, 2011, 2013 and now 2015.

"Both matches today were good performances and I played a little bit better as the week went on," Murray said on-court afterwards.

"It's been a great week for me and hopefully I can continue that form through to Wimbledon."

Murray, who scooped a first prize cheque for £273,000, now turns his attention to winning a second Wimbledon title.

To do that, he will likely have to beat world number one and defending champion Djokovic – a player he has not beaten since his triumph at the All England Club in 2013.

"I'm playing better than then, I feel," Murray added.

"But it's extremely difficult to win these events when everyone is improving all the time.

"You are playing against some of the greatest players that have ever played so you need to keep working hard and I still feel there are things I can improve on."