Andy Murray won his first Wimbledon title and ended Britain's 77-year wait for a men's champion with a hard-fought victory over world number one Novak Djokovic.
The Scot, 26, converted his fourth championship point in a dramatic final game to win 6-4 7-5 6-4 and claim his second major title.
In an atmosphere reminiscent of his Olympic final win last summer, Murray was willed on by the majority of the 15,000 spectators on Centre Court, thousands watching on the nearby big screen and millions more around the country.
The final game was a battle in itself, with Murray seeing three match points slip by from 40-0 and fending off three Djokovic break points with some fearless hitting, before the Serb netted a backhand to end the contest.
After a gruelling three hours 10 minutes in searing temperatures, Murray had finally followed in the footsteps of Fred Perry's 1936 win at the All England Club.
Perry used to leap over the net in celebration, but Britain's new champion roared in delight before sinking to his knees on the turf.
Murray then headed into the stands to celebrate with his family and support team, moments later parading the trophy around Centre Court.
He could barely believe he had won saying: "It feels slightly different to last year. Last year was one of the toughest moments of my career, so to manage to win the tournament today...
"It was an unbelievably tough match, so many long games."
He later tweeted: "Can't believe what's just happened!!!!!!!"
Murray's mint!
Murray's mint!
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Isn't he a Scot?
yrs,
rubato
yrs,
rubato
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Yup...rubato wrote:Isn't he a Scot?
I'm convinced that Andy Murray is a Scot. Ever since I read this in the 2nd paragraph - "The Scot, 26, converted his fourth championship...."
Spend some time to learn reading comprehension and it might help you to avoid asking questions that have already been answered in the text that you just read.
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rube thought that was his nickname. 
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
yrs,
rubato
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rubato wrote:Isn't he a Scot?
yrs,
rubato
Yes, he's a Brit....
and you are a know nothing twat.Great Britain (Welsh: Prydain Fawr, Scottish Gaelic: Breatainn Mhòr, Cornish: Breten Veur, Scots: Great Breetain), also known as Britain, is an island situated to the north-west of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world and the largest European island.
The island of Ireland lies to its west.
Politically, Great Britain also refers to the island itself together with a number of surrounding islands, which constitute the territory of England, Scotland and Wales
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Since rube has got such a fondness for pithy quotes, I've got one that seems particularly apropos for him in this instance, (as in so many others)
'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
- Abraham Lincoln, (attributed)
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He won't be back to this thread now... He'll slink away as he usually does when proven to be talking through his arse.
Unless of course he returns to post something equally inane like, "The Scots don't consider themselves to be British"...
Unless of course he returns to post something equally inane like, "The Scots don't consider themselves to be British"...
Why is it that when Miley Cyrus gets naked and licks a hammer it's 'art' and 'edgy' but when I do it I'm 'drunk' and 'banned from the hardware store'?
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Don't go stealing his best lines. That's hours of
Fun you just deprived us of there.
Fun you just deprived us of there.
Okay... There's all kinds of things wrong with what you just said.
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Sean, don't be such an evil hater...He won't be back to this thread now... He'll slink away as he usually does when proven to be talking through his arse.
Unless of course he returns to post something equally inane like, "The Scots don't consider themselves to be British"...
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I couldn't help thinking that the Joker slacked off a bit to allow the British crowd to have a day of celebration. Some of his unforced errors were, shall we say, uncharacteristic.
Like shaving points in college basketball, these games are so close that a couple careless errors each set is enough to determine the outcome.
Next year will be interesting.
I was a bit disappointed in the Women's final, but Bartoli was dramatically better than I've seen her play before. She certainly deserved to win.
Like shaving points in college basketball, these games are so close that a couple careless errors each set is enough to determine the outcome.
Next year will be interesting.
I was a bit disappointed in the Women's final, but Bartoli was dramatically better than I've seen her play before. She certainly deserved to win.
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It wasnt a surprise "minted" though if his girlfriend's hue of frock was anything to go by ....
Bah!
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Except when he's a Scot:Gob wrote:rubato wrote:Isn't he a Scot?
yrs,
rubato
Yes, he's a Brit....
and you are a know nothing twat.Great Britain (Welsh: Prydain Fawr, Scottish Gaelic: Breatainn Mhòr, Cornish: Breten Veur, Scots: Great Breetain), also known as Britain, is an island situated to the north-west of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world and the largest European island.
The island of Ireland lies to its west.
Politically, Great Britain also refers to the island itself together with a number of surrounding islands, which constitute the territory of England, Scotland and Wales
Gob wrote:1977 - Queen's Silver Jubilee...Briton Virginia Wade makes the Singles Final.
2012 - Queen's Diamond Jubilee...Briton Andy Murray makes the Singles Final.
And, if Serena Williams doesn't turn out to be a bloke, I'll eat my hat. I reckon it's the guy plays in the pack for the French rugby side.
Of course if Murray loses, we can all go back to calling him a Scot rather than a Brit.
“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, paraphrasing Sarah Moore Grimké
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My point exactly!
Though I should have used the semi-pejorative "Jock" rather than "Scot".
Though I should have used the semi-pejorative "Jock" rather than "Scot".
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”