Andy Murray faces Milos Raonic in the final as British No1 bids for an historic fifth title at Queen’s after toppling Marin Cilic

ANDY MURRAY today has another chance to rewrite tennis history.

The Scot knows  Grand Slam titles will be the main measure of his career.

So it was a blow when, a fortnight ago, Novak Djokovic stopped him becoming the  first British male French Open champion for 81 years.

But Murray can give himself the perfect tonic for another tilt at Wimbledon — and Djokovic — by beating Milos Raonic today  and  claiming an unprecedented fifth Queen’s title.

He served superbly to see off Croatian Marin Cilic in yesterday’s semi-final.

Murray, one of eight men to have won the event four times, said: “This is where I won my first match, which I remember well. Winning your first match on the tour is a big deal.

“Since then it’s been one of the tournaments where I’ve played  my best tennis, my most successful event.

“I have actually spent more time the last few years practising here.

“The tournament has got lots of  history.

“A lot of great players have played here over the years — and winning any tournament a few times is hard.

“But this one in particular has always got a very strong field.

“I’m glad I have given myself the opportunity to try to win again. It would be nice to get a fifth title, for sure.”

There was a reminder of just what a huge achievement it would be on Friday when four of the other four-time winners were on court.

The great Roy Emerson — one of only eight men to win all four Grand Slams — Boris Becker, Lleyton Hewitt and John McEnroe took a well-deserved bow.

But Murray has little time for talk of McEnroe,  Raonic’s short-term grass-court consultant, and his own re-hired head coach Ivan Lendl renewing their rivalry today.

He said: “I’m playing Milos, I’m not playing John. Ivan is not on my side of the court.

“The coaches are there in the box and they are doing their best to help us and prepare as best as they can for the matches.

“But they can’t serve for us at an important moment and they can’t hit a return for us on break point.

“That comes down to the player.”

Raonic looked comfortable in beating Bernard Tomic 6-4 6-4 in his own semi-final and all eyes will be on McEnroe’s celebration if their partnership gets the perfect start.

But if Murray plays as well as he did in the deciding set of his 6-3 4-6 6-3 win over  Cilic yesterday, Lendl will be the happier man.

Just don’t expect him to show it.