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ANDY Murray is the Wimbledon champion. It has taken 77 years for a British male to claim the title and Murray, the Scot from Dunblane, was so stricken with shock with his straight sets victory 6-4,7-5,6-4 against world number one Novak Djokovic he cradled the winners' gilt cup like a beloved teddy bear.
Clambering up to the private box where his team had anxiously played every point alongside him, Andy Murray hugged his girlfriend Kim Sears, coach Ivan Lendl and the rest of his support team - but momentarily forgot to hug his mum, Judy, although he said later he heard her squealing.
The last British mens winner at the All England Club was Fred Perry in 1936, but while Perry would skip over the net in jubilation, Andy Murray roared like a lion at the 15,000 strong crowd who had created a cauldron of support so dramatically and theatrically tense.
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"I obviously understand how much everyone wants a British winner at Wimbledon," said Murray to the crowd, having added the title he has dreamed about to his US Open and Olympic titles. "I hope you guys enjoyed that, I did my best." Andy Murray said the victory was for all of his team who had been through the highs and the lows, and made a special mention to his coach Ivan Lendl, who cracked open a rare smile. "For Ivan as well. I know he did everything when he was playing to win Wimbledon, he was extremely patient with me." Asked to relive the final point, Murray said vacantly: "I have no idea what happened, don't know how long that last game was, I was concentrating."
The final game was an excruciatingly long battle - as was most of the match - featuring four match points and Andy Murray seeing his 40-0 advantage whittled away by a determined Djokovic to several battles at deuce. Murray squandered three matches points before finally taking the title at the fourth attempt. And the world number two, whose only other major crown came at the US Open last year, admitted the pressure of closing out the win was almost unbearable.
"Probably the hardest few points I've ever had to play in my life," Murray said. "I have played Novak many times and when everyone finishes playing, he will go down as one of the fighters. Djokovic said Andy Murray's improvement has been mostly mental in the past few years and with the wins came self-belief and confidence.
Djokovic said of his match: "the volleys and drop shots didn't serve me well, he was getting them basically. I wasn't patient enough in the moments I should have been." He added: "I should have played better in decisive points, I believed I could have come back, but it wasn't to be."
Murray's mother admitted she could barely remember how Andy Murray actually won the final game because she had been reduced to a nervous wreck by that point. "I was an emotional wreck but now it is the best feeling ever to watch your son win Wimbledon," she said.
"I can't remember what happened in the last game but he was gutsy and determined to win that trophy today." Djokovic, who lost in straight sets at a Grand Slam for the first time since the semi-finals at Wimbledon three years ago, praised Andy Murray.
"It wasn't easy. Andy deserves the win, he played incredible tennis. Congratulations to him and his whole team and the country, I know what it means to you all," said the Serb. "It makes the success even bigger as I am aware of the pressure he gets. There are always lots of expectations on him to win this tournament. It's a great achievement."
Four-time Wimbledon semi-finalist Tim Henman was delighted to see his compatriot and close friend finally end Britain's long wait for an All England Club champion. "It's absolutely fantastic. It was the sheer will, that ability to find a way to get the job done when Djokovic would not go away," he told BBC Sport.
"He was serving for history, 40-0 up and Djokovic saved three match points. "It's an unbelievable achievement for him and one we're all incredibly proud of. He always in his heart of hearts believed he could win the tournament. "He had the huge disappointment of losing the final 12 months ago but knew he could do it."
Boris Becker, a three-time Wimbledon champion, saluted Murray's will to win. "It is reality now, and for where he's come from and what he's gone through, it's an incredible performance," he said.
Meanwhile, Australian duo Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis won the boys doubles title at Wimbledon.They defeated Enzo Couacaud and Stefano Napolitano 6-2 6-3 in yesterday's final. Kyrgios, 18, will now focus solely on senior events and will attempt to qualify for the US Open, starting in late August.
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