Minutes ago Andy Murray became the first British man since 1936 to win the coveted Wimbledon Men's singles title. It took 3hrs 9min to defeat the #1 player in the world in straight sets.
Congrats Andy!!
Congrats Andy!!
Andy Murray Wins Wimbledon!!
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People are describing it as the greatest British sporting achievement since England won the football World Cup in 1966.
There have been scenes of jubilation all across the country after world No2 Murray became the first Brit to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon since the great Fred Perry - who won it three times in total - in 1936.
One town that was especially celebrating was Andy's hometown of Dunblane, which was the site of the Dunblane Massacre in 1996 when Thomas Hamilton entered Dunblane Primary School armed with four handguns and shot dead sixteen children and a teacher before killing himself. The massacre led to a private ban on ownership of handguns throughout the UK. One pupil who attended that school at the time of the massacre was none other than Andy Murray and, during this match, BBC News 24 often kept showing live footage of Dunblane residents gathered in a large room watching the match on TV and cheering on Andy.
There were many people who tipped Murray to beat world No1 Djokovic yesterday on home turf but not many were tipping him to win in straight sets. He won 6-4 7-5 6-4 in 122 degree heat and, when Murray finally sealed victory, the loudest roar in the history of mankind emanated from Centre Court.
Murray - who is also the US Open champion - is now being tipped to win this tournament again and to win some or all of the other Majors and it seems as though the next few years could see a huge Murray-Djokovic rivalry.
Unbelievable: On his knees, head in hands, Murray is overcome by his achievement at the end of his dramatic match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia
He's done it! Spectators watching a TV screen in an outdoor area of Wimbledon celebrate as Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic of Sebia in the men's singles final
Our golden boy: Andy Murray ends 77 years of waiting for a British champion as he kisses the Wimbledon men's trophy yesterday after defeating world No 1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets
Photo opportunity: In 122 degrees heat fans cheer and take pictures as Andy Murray of Great Britain poses with the men's singles trophy following his victory against Djokovic
Following in the footsteps of previous Wimbledon winners: Andy Murray climbs up to his friends and family after defeating Serbia's Novak Djokovic
Murray's fans in his hometown of Dunblane in Scotland celebrate after watching him beat Novak Djokovic to win the Wimbledon final on a screen at the Dunblane Centre. Murray was a pupil at Dunblane Primary School in 1996 when a gunman shot dead sixteen pupils and a teacher there
Champion: Andy Murray lifts the Gentlemen's Singles Trophy during the Winners Ball in front of an ecstatic crowd at InterContinental Park Lane Hotel last night
Special print: A tennis fan wears a t-shirt with the logo 'I Heart Andy Murray' and rosette with the tennis star's picture on it
Winning team: Murray poses with Coach Ivan Lendl (left) and hitting partner Dani Vallverdu during the traditional ball
With his proud girlfriend Kim....
.... and his proud mum Judy
With women's singles winner Marion Bartoli of France during the Winners Ball at InterContinental Park Lane Hotel
There have been scenes of jubilation all across the country after world No2 Murray became the first Brit to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon since the great Fred Perry - who won it three times in total - in 1936.
One town that was especially celebrating was Andy's hometown of Dunblane, which was the site of the Dunblane Massacre in 1996 when Thomas Hamilton entered Dunblane Primary School armed with four handguns and shot dead sixteen children and a teacher before killing himself. The massacre led to a private ban on ownership of handguns throughout the UK. One pupil who attended that school at the time of the massacre was none other than Andy Murray and, during this match, BBC News 24 often kept showing live footage of Dunblane residents gathered in a large room watching the match on TV and cheering on Andy.
There were many people who tipped Murray to beat world No1 Djokovic yesterday on home turf but not many were tipping him to win in straight sets. He won 6-4 7-5 6-4 in 122 degree heat and, when Murray finally sealed victory, the loudest roar in the history of mankind emanated from Centre Court.
Murray - who is also the US Open champion - is now being tipped to win this tournament again and to win some or all of the other Majors and it seems as though the next few years could see a huge Murray-Djokovic rivalry.
Sheer relief: Andy Murray can hardly belief it - and neither can the 15,000 fans on Centre Court and the 20 million watching on TV around the country - after he beat Novak Djokovic in three straight sets, leading to scenes of jubilation around Britain as he became the first Briton to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936
With his proud girlfriend Kim....
.... and his proud mum Judy
With women's singles winner Marion Bartoli of France during the Winners Ball at InterContinental Park Lane Hotel
Read more: Andy Murray, barefoot Kim and mum Judy celebrate his historic Wimbledon victory at Champion's Ball | Mail Online
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It's all the 7s:
77... years since Britain's Fred Perry won the Wimbledon men's singles title, the last British man to do so until now
1977... when Virginia Wade, the last British winner of a Wimbledon singles title until now, triumphed
7th... Grand Slam final for Andy Murray
7th... game of each set when Murray broke serve
7th... player in the Open Era to reach the semi-finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments in one year
7... day age gap between Andy and Novak
7/7... the date Murray triumphed
77... years since Britain's Fred Perry won the Wimbledon men's singles title, the last British man to do so until now
1977... when Virginia Wade, the last British winner of a Wimbledon singles title until now, triumphed
7th... Grand Slam final for Andy Murray
7th... game of each set when Murray broke serve
7th... player in the Open Era to reach the semi-finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments in one year
7... day age gap between Andy and Novak
7/7... the date Murray triumphed
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I love the way he sings "Snowbird".
My brother's 49 birthday(7th day x 7th month). He also happens to be the 7th son of my parents.It's all the 7s:
77... years since Britain's Fred Perry won the Wimbledon men's singles title, the last British man to do so until now
1977... when Virginia Wade, the last British winner of a Wimbledon singles title until now, triumphed
7th... Grand Slam final for Andy Murray
7th... game of each set when Murray broke serve
7th... player in the Open Era to reach the semi-finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments in one year
7... day age gap between Andy and Novak
7/7... the date Murray triumphed
For those who like stats, here are some.
Despite the fact that Murray became the first Brit to win a singles title at Wimbledon since 1977 - and the first British man since 1936 - Britain is still the second-most successful nation in the world when it comes to Wimbledon singles titles (for both men and women). Only the USA has been more successful at Wimbledon, although Britain has won more Wimbledon singles titles than the USA on a per capita basis.
The USA and Britain are the most successful nations at Wimbledon
Here are the ten most successful nations when it comes to Wimbledon singles titles, for both men and women players:
USA: 87
UK: 72
Australia: 26
France: 15
Germany: 12
Sweden: 7
Switzerland: 7
New Zealand: 4
Spain: 4
Brazil: 3
Despite the fact that Murray became the first Brit to win a singles title at Wimbledon since 1977 - and the first British man since 1936 - Britain is still the second-most successful nation in the world when it comes to Wimbledon singles titles (for both men and women). Only the USA has been more successful at Wimbledon, although Britain has won more Wimbledon singles titles than the USA on a per capita basis.
The USA and Britain are the most successful nations at Wimbledon
Here are the ten most successful nations when it comes to Wimbledon singles titles, for both men and women players:
USA: 87
UK: 72
Australia: 26
France: 15
Germany: 12
Sweden: 7
Switzerland: 7
New Zealand: 4
Spain: 4
Brazil: 3
It was actually a competitive match despite the lopsided score. One of characteristics of scoring in tennis is that a relatively small edge in play can lead to a decisive appearing victory. Frankly i thought that if Djokovic had prevailed in the last game.. which went ot 4 deuces he would likely have won the match.. after the crushing effect on Murray of failing to a convert triple match point. But he came back to win so big congrats on a gutsy performance (really to both players).
I think Murray is just now moving into his best years and will be at the top of his game for at least the next couple of years (is a Grand Slam out of reach?). That re-establishes the principle that athletes in all sports reach their peaks between ages 25 and 30, with a peak in there at age 27 and 28 barring injury. That was skewed in tennis by the appearance of these prodigies Federer, Nadal and Djokavich who swept away the old guard in their early twenties... in part by talent but also by way of new equipment, training regimens, diet, physio and tactics.
I think Murray is just now moving into his best years and will be at the top of his game for at least the next couple of years (is a Grand Slam out of reach?). That re-establishes the principle that athletes in all sports reach their peaks between ages 25 and 30, with a peak in there at age 27 and 28 barring injury. That was skewed in tennis by the appearance of these prodigies Federer, Nadal and Djokavich who swept away the old guard in their early twenties... in part by talent but also by way of new equipment, training regimens, diet, physio and tactics.
I think equipment has a great deal to do with it today. I learned to golf with woods that were actually made of wood and a sweet-spot the size of half a dime. Now I play with a titanium driver with a sweet-spot twice the size of the ball and I hit it 40 yards further with a slower swing. I rarely miss a fairway and put twice as much spin on the ball with my wedges than 30 years ago. I would like to see Tiger and Rory play a round with my first set of clubs just to have a good laugh.
If anyone hasn't noticed it is the CANADIANS who are causing a stir at this year's Wimbledon.
Genie Bouchard at age 20 has advanced to the Women's Finals in a very impressive run, which showed great maturity and confidence in her game and will face Petra Kvitova in the Final on Saturday.
Milos Raonic has advanced to the Men's Semis and will face the legend (although an aging one), Roger Federer on Friday.
Genie is a real toughie, who gets stronger as the game goes on and more determined when she is behind. She plays from the 'core' rather than from overwhelming weaponry. Milos on the other hand plays from the margins has the most potent serve in Men's tennis. A blast the comes at varying speeds, directions, spin and height.
Let's go Canadians.. first time we've been beyond the Quarters since 1912 (Walter Powell).
Genie Bouchard at age 20 has advanced to the Women's Finals in a very impressive run, which showed great maturity and confidence in her game and will face Petra Kvitova in the Final on Saturday.
Milos Raonic has advanced to the Men's Semis and will face the legend (although an aging one), Roger Federer on Friday.
Genie is a real toughie, who gets stronger as the game goes on and more determined when she is behind. She plays from the 'core' rather than from overwhelming weaponry. Milos on the other hand plays from the margins has the most potent serve in Men's tennis. A blast the comes at varying speeds, directions, spin and height.
Let's go Canadians.. first time we've been beyond the Quarters since 1912 (Walter Powell).
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I thought Ann Murray was just Canada's Songbird. Good on her for taking it upon herself to be a world champion tennis players that can comepete with the boys! Especially at her age. It gives us all hope.
Boom
She's holding the world in a paper cup baby.
Seriously? lmao
lol. Looked like Ann Murray on my phone. Thought someone was being a smarty pants about Eugenie.
Well Raonic fell 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to Federer.
And Genie was really blown out by Kvitova 6-1, 6-0.
Actually it's not that bad a situation.
Genie is only 20, and has beaten some of the best players in the world. She got ambushed by Kvitiva's devastating spinning left handed serve which took her right off her game. But i can see she has enormous adaptability and flexibility in tactics.. and her uptick has been at geometric progression for the last year. I would be surprised if by way of determination and talent she did not win a Major in the next year, and is soon going to be at the top of her profession (imho).
Milos was really handed a clinic of Swiss clockwork precision by Roger Federer, although the score appeared less decisive than for Genie. He is less flexible than Bouchard and will have to broaden his game to compete for Major Championships. That said he is likely already #5 in World by way of the immense weapon of his serve. But there are a lot of Top 5 Players over the history of the game who have never won an Major.. which requires a wide breadth of skill and determination.
That said it was great tournament for both.. and promising for the future.. So Congrats.
In my previous post i noted that the previous Canadian Semi-finalist at Wimbledon was Robert (not Walter) Powell, who reached that in 1908. CBC did a piece on him last night. He was an accomplished young man from a prominent BC family, who entered Wimbledon while studying Law at Oxford. At the outbreak of WW1 he joined the Canadian Army, was appointed and officer and died in action at Vimy Ridge in April 1917. So Canada's history in tennis although thin and sporadic is a proud one.
And Genie was really blown out by Kvitova 6-1, 6-0.
Actually it's not that bad a situation.
Genie is only 20, and has beaten some of the best players in the world. She got ambushed by Kvitiva's devastating spinning left handed serve which took her right off her game. But i can see she has enormous adaptability and flexibility in tactics.. and her uptick has been at geometric progression for the last year. I would be surprised if by way of determination and talent she did not win a Major in the next year, and is soon going to be at the top of her profession (imho).
Milos was really handed a clinic of Swiss clockwork precision by Roger Federer, although the score appeared less decisive than for Genie. He is less flexible than Bouchard and will have to broaden his game to compete for Major Championships. That said he is likely already #5 in World by way of the immense weapon of his serve. But there are a lot of Top 5 Players over the history of the game who have never won an Major.. which requires a wide breadth of skill and determination.
That said it was great tournament for both.. and promising for the future.. So Congrats.
In my previous post i noted that the previous Canadian Semi-finalist at Wimbledon was Robert (not Walter) Powell, who reached that in 1908. CBC did a piece on him last night. He was an accomplished young man from a prominent BC family, who entered Wimbledon while studying Law at Oxford. At the outbreak of WW1 he joined the Canadian Army, was appointed and officer and died in action at Vimy Ridge in April 1917. So Canada's history in tennis although thin and sporadic is a proud one.
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The first time ever a Canadian has ever reached the Wimbledon quarter finals, and the first time ever one has reached a Grand Slam Final.
It doesn't surprise me that Canadians are rubbish at lawn tennis, because lawn tennis is played on grass (except in America, France and Australia where they have decided to play LAWN tennis on clay or hard courts, for some strange reason) and Canadians are no good at any sport not played on ice. Maybe they'd have more luck at ice tennis. Create a tennis court on an ice rink and have players in skates knocking the ball over the net. They'd do well then.
As for that Eugenie Bouchard (I'm not normally that interested in women's sport other than for its comedy value and its plethora of quaint, childlike bloopers) she's named after Princess Eugenie.
Djokovic is the King of SW19 for the second time:
Clash of the Titans: Djokovic crowned 2014 Wimbledon champion after beating Federer three sets to two as Kate and William watch
Djokovic took the game 6-7 (7/9) 6-4 7-6 (7/4) 5-7 6-4 to win the Wimbledon men's singles title. It is the second Wimbledon win for the Serbian. Roger Federer - who was aiming to win the title for a record eighth time - won the last five games of the fourth set and saved a match point to take it 7-5 and force a deciding set in his Wimbledon men's singles final with Novak Djokovic. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess's sister, Pippa, and mother, Carole, gasped and cheered as they watched the two go head-to-head to be crowned king of SW19. The royals were joined by David and Victoria Beckham, Hugh Jackman, actors Samuel L Jackson and Australian actor Chris Hemsworth and his wife Elsa Pataky as well as Kate Winslet.
Djokovic crowned 2014 champion beating Federer three sets to two in clash of the Titans final | Mail Online
Clash of the Titans: Djokovic crowned 2014 Wimbledon champion after beating Federer three sets to two as Kate and William watch
Djokovic took the game 6-7 (7/9) 6-4 7-6 (7/4) 5-7 6-4 to win the Wimbledon men's singles title. It is the second Wimbledon win for the Serbian. Roger Federer - who was aiming to win the title for a record eighth time - won the last five games of the fourth set and saved a match point to take it 7-5 and force a deciding set in his Wimbledon men's singles final with Novak Djokovic. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess's sister, Pippa, and mother, Carole, gasped and cheered as they watched the two go head-to-head to be crowned king of SW19. The royals were joined by David and Victoria Beckham, Hugh Jackman, actors Samuel L Jackson and Australian actor Chris Hemsworth and his wife Elsa Pataky as well as Kate Winslet.
Djokovic crowned 2014 champion beating Federer three sets to two in clash of the Titans final | Mail Online