The Scot then looked a sure thing at the beginning of the third set, going up 2-0 and bringing Britain's first Wimbledon victory since 1936 ever closer.
Murray ignored the uproar to break the fuming Serb and soon had the fans roaring when he wrapped up the 69-minute second set with a thunderbolt ace. While the cheering crowd, which included British prime minister David Cameron, got behind a pumped up Murray, Djokovic simply exploded in anger in the 11th game in the second set.Ĭonvinced that Murray had gone long mid-rally at 15-15, he screamed at umpire Mohamed Lahyani "Why? What's going on?" as he gesticulated wildly to show what he thought the linesman had failed to see. The Serb rattled Murray by going for the lines and broke for a 3-1 lead when Olympic and US Open champion flicked a forehand into the net.Įven when Djokovic slipped and skidded flat on to his stomach while trying to chase down a Murray winner, the six-times grand slam champion appeared unfazed as he quickly got back on to his feet to extend his lead to 4-1.īut Murray, who famously trains in the intense Miami heat even on Christmas Day, showed off his iron-man conditioning as he stormed back to level at 4-4, a Djokovic double fault handing him the break back in the seventh game. The battle between the two players who were born seven days apart in 1987 intensified in the second set as they went toe-to-toe from the baseline with 25-shot rallies being par for the course.ĭjokovic, who survived a four hour and 43 minute semi-final epic against Juan Martin Del Potro, showed his superhuman ability to recover quickly as he ran down everything Murray could throw at him. I gave it my all and it was an honour to be in this match, in this final. I know what it means to you guys in the whole country so well done. Never count your chickens, just be as supportive as you can be but he got through in the end." Loading. "The minute you start thinking too far ahead, it is dangerous. I have been around tennis for many years, you can never sit back and relax and think it is in the bag. "I have been shaking for about three hours now. "I can't remember what happened in the last game but he was gutsy and determined to win that trophy today. "I was an emotional wreck but now it is the best feeling ever to watch your son win Wimbledon," she said. Murray's mother admitted she could barely remember how Murray actually won the final game because she had been reduced to a nervous wreck by that point. "He's fantastic, he's been patient and I thank him." This one is for Ivan (Lendl, his coach) as well, I know he did everything to try to win this one when he was playing. "My team have stuck by me through some tough moments. "I did forget Mum, but then I did remember," Murray said. I was an emotional wreck but now it is the best feeling ever to watch your son win Wimbledon. "I don't know how I came through the final three points.
Today was an unbelievably tough match," Murray said in a courtside interview after lifting the trophy. He led 40-0 but Djokovic saved all three championship points before Murray clinched victory at the fourth attempt when the Serb netted a backhand, sparking wild celebrations around the court. The Scot responded to break serve twice and served for the match at 5-4. Murray took an early break in the third set to lead 2-0 but Djokovic fought back, winning the next four games to ensure Murray had to dig deep for a straight-sets win. Second round: bt Yen-Hsun Lu 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 Andy Murray: road to Wimbledon titleįirst round: bt Benjamin Becker 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 The victory is Murray's second grand slam win, after his breakthrough triumph at the US Open last year. Murray, 26, had the 15,000-strong crowd on their feet as he served out the match after Djokovic had fought off three championship points. Andy Murray has become the first British man to win Wimbledon in 77 years, defeating world number one Novak Djokovic in straight sets 6-4, 7-5, 6-4.
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