Andy Murray beats Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon

Andy Murray became the first British male tennis player to win in Wimbledon in 77 years, beating world no. 1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4.

Djokovic interview after the match


Murray's road to the final 

Wimbledon Day 9 Highlights: Andy Murray v Fernando Verdasco

Quarterfinal match between Andy Murray and Fernando Verdasco in Wimbledon 2013. 

Andy Murray Wins First Slam

Andy Murray of Great Britain finally won his first Grand Slam, defeating defending champion Novak Djokovic in an epic 2012 US Open final, 7-6, 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2. 

Murray is the first Briton to win a Grand Slam since 1936. Aside from Djokovic he defeated Tomas Berdych, Marin Cilic, Milos Raonic, Feliciano Lopez, Ivan Dodig and Alexander Bogomolov en route to the championship.

Murray also won the gold medal in the London Olympics men's singles event. 

Andy Murray

Andy Murray is a Scottish professional tennis player, currently ranked No. 4 in the world. His highest world ranking is No. 2, which he reached in August 2009. He is also the number one British player.


By winning his semifinal match against Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in 2012 Wimbledon, he became the first British to reach a Wimbledon final since 1938. He  was thrice a finalist at the Australian Open (2010, lost to Federer and 2011, lost to Djokovic) and US Open (2008, lost to Federer).

Born: May 15, 1987 in Glasgow, Scotland
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 190 lbs
Website: Twitter




Achievements/Career Highlights:

• First British to reach the finals of Wimbledon since Bunny Austin in 1938
• Career prize money: $20,376,752 (as of July 2012)
• Career win-loss record: 345-115 (as of July 2012)
• ATP singles titles: 33, including 8 ATP Masters 1000 titles
• ATP doubles titles: 2

Nadal vs. Djokovic

World no.1 Novak Djokovic and world no. 2 Rafael Nadal will meet in the men's finals of the 2012 Australian Open on Sunday. This is the third consecutive time that the top 2 players in the world will meet in a Grand Slam final, which is unprecedented.

Djokovic defeated no. 4 Andy Murray, 6-3, 3-6, 6-7, 6-1, 7-5, while Nadal defeated world no. 3 Roger Federer  6-7, 6-2, 7-6, 6-4 at the semi-finals of the first Grand Slam event of the year.