Sunday 7 July 2013

Andy Murray becomes first Briton to win Wimbledon's men's title in 77 years

Andy Murray has become the first Briton in 77 years to win the men's singles trophy at Wimbledon, with a straight-sets victory over the world number one.

The last British man to win the Wimbledon title before Sunday was Fred Perry in 1936.

Murray, who lost to Roger Federer in last year's final, won his second major title after last year's U.S. Open.

Murray and Djokovic played each other in a Grand Slam final for third time in the last four majors, with Murray winning the U.S. Open and Djokovic taking this year's Australian Open.

Murray’s 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 victory over top-seeded Novak Djokovic was a fitting close to nearly eight decades of British frustration in its own backyard- A straight-setter, but a hard-fought, 3-hour, 9-minute affair filled with long, punishing rallies and a final game that may have felt like another 77 years, with Murray squandering three match points before finally putting it away after four deuces.

The loss in last year’s Wimbledon final “was one of the toughest moments in my career, so to manage to win this tournament today,” Murray said, letting the thought trail off.

When Murray finally wrapped it up, he let his racket fall to the turf, took his hat off and pumped his fist toward the crowd. Later, he climbed to the guest box where his girlfriend, Kim Sears, and his coach, Ivan Lendl, were among those sweating this out.

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