LONDON - Andy Murray made history at Queen's Club as the defending champion fought back to win the Wimbledon warm-up event for a record fifth time with a 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-3 victory over Milos Raonic on Sunday.

Murray was on the ropes for a set and a half in west London, but the world number two staged a gritty revival to surpass a group of eight four-time Queen's champions including John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt.

The 29-year-old survived a barrage of 14 aces from Raonic to finally subdue the Canadian third seed in two hours and 13 minutes, in the process becoming the first player to successfully defend the title since Roddick in 2005. He recovered from 3-0 down in the second set and now has a remarkable 30-5 match record on the grass at Queen's.

"This tournament has loads of history with unbelievable crowds and a strong field. To win here for a fifth time means a lot for me," Murray said. "Milos has a huge serve and sometimes it's just too good. I was guessing a bit but I got more of a feel for the speed of it as the match went on."

It was Murray's 37th career ATP title and his second of 2016 as the former Wimbledon champion erased the bitter taste of French Open final defeat against Novak Djokovic two weeks ago.

Despite picking up the oversized trophy, a cheque for £322,126 and 500 ranking points, the most significant prize of the week for Murray is the knowledge he is in peak form ahead of his bid to dethrone Djokovic at Wimbledon, which gets under way on June 27.

KEYS CAPTURES SECOND CAREER TITLE IN BIRMINGHAM: American Madison Keys celebrated moving into the world's top 10 for the first time by winning the grass title in Birmingham in emphatic style. The seventh seed eased to a 6-3, 6-4 win over the unseeded Czech veteran Barbora Strycova, setting her up perfectly for a tilt at the Wimbledon crown in a week's time. Keys, for whom this was a second WTA title, is the first US woman to debut in the top 10 since Serena Williams in 1999.

With Wimbledon just eight days away, Chris Evert, three times a Wimbledon champion, tweeted her expectations of her compatriot. "She's no flash in the pan. She's had to do it in her time - but now she's ready," Evert wrote.

Keys finished with a flourish, serving out for the match to love, admitting that she felt the pressure that Strycova had created, and announcing that she would drink the champagne she had won along with $146,000. Keys was also handed the Maud Watson trophy, named after the first women's winner at Wimbledon. "I am just going to focus on this - I am really happy," she said. "I will focus on Wimbledon tomorrow."

World number 192 Mayer wins Halle title: Germany's world number 192 Florian Mayer defeated teenage compatriot Alexander Zverev 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to win the Halle grass court title on Sunday. The 32-year-old is the lowest-ranked champion in the 24-year history of the Wimbledon warm-up event.

It is Mayer's second career title after Bucharest in 2013 and was clinched on a fifth match point. Zverev, 19 and ranked 38 in the world, had knocked out defending champion Roger Federer in the semi-finals on Saturday. Mayer joins Tommy Haas (2009, 2012), Philipp Kohlschreiber (2011), David Prinosil (2000), Nicolas Kiefer (1999) and Michael Stich (1994) as German champions on the Halle grass.

Garcia takes Mallorca title: France's sixth seed Caroline Garcia warmed up for Wimbledon by capturing the inaugural grass-court Mallorca Open title on Sunday with victory over Anastasija Sevastova.

Garcia, ranked 39th in the world and reigning French Open women's doubles champion, sealed the first grass-court crown of her career with a 6-3, 6-4 win over the 82nd-ranked Latvian. It was the 22-year-old Garcia's second tournament win this season after Strasbourg.