World No.2 Andy Murray created history by becoming the first Briton since Fred Perry in 1936 to win the men's singles title at the All England Club. The 26-year-old Scot beat World No.1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 in three hours and nine minutes to lift the Wimbledon title.
The 26-year-old became the country's first male winner since Fred Perry in 1936, the year the Spanish Civil War started, Jesse Owens defied Hitler at the Berlin Olympics and Gone With The Wind was published.It was Murray's second Grand Slam title to follow his breakthrough triumph at the US Open in 2012 which followed his Olympic gold medal as well as a heartbreaking, tearful loss to Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final.