After 77-years of British pain, Andy Murray has finally done it. He's won Wimbledon. Murray managed to continue his unbelievable trend against Novak Djokovic, not dropping a set against him on grass. In an enthralling match, Murray was able to dig deep and win the crown despite missing three Championship points.
Every year that Murray has entered Wimbledon, the pressure has increased tenfold which led to bitter disappointment last year. But he put that behind him with some fantastic performances to get him to this second consecutive SW19 final against Djokovic in a rematch of last year's Olympic semi-final.
Neither player could really get a hold of the opening set as Murray would break in the third game only for Djokovic to reply in the fourth. Murray finally broke for a second time in the seventh game and proceeded to take the first 6-4.
The second set looked like it was going to belong to Djokovic. The Serb took a 4-1 lead and was on course to level the match. But Murray managed to fight back in true Braveheart fashion to level the set. Djokovic was visibly shaken and became irritable after a few tough calls by the umpire. This lapse of concentration may have cost the world number one as Murray took the second set 7-5 to heighten the hope amongst the packed crowd.
Murray looked to have started the third set in great form, taking a 2-0 lead. But the resurgent Djokovic fought back and won four straight games before Murray again came back to level the set at 4-4. That was the game that broke Djokovic and Murray ended up able to serve for the match at 5-4. He raced to 40-0 but failed to convert any of his Championship points. The game fell in to deuce and Djokovic continued to hold on. He managed to gain advantage three times but he just couldn't stop Murray. Murray finally got ahead and ended up winning the match on his fourth Championship point to rewrite British history.
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